Ruscus hypoglossum

Common name:

Family: Asparagaceae

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Country of Origin: W. Europe to Iran

Description: Compact, evergreen sub-shrub with creeping rootstock to 18 inches high, more or less arching scarcely woody. Cladodes 3-4.5 inches long, 1 to 1.5 inches wide, tapering at both ends, lower narrow-oval, upper oblanceolate. Flowers 3-5, small, yellow in axil of a leaf-like bract 1 to 1.5 inches long on upper side of cladode. Berry (rarely produced) red, globose, 0.25 to 0.5 inches wide.¹

Uses:

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USDA Zone: 7b-11

Source: Unknown

Provenance:

Old (pre-1985) collection accession.
Bracts are shorter (1/4"-3/8") than description in RHS(1984)
This accession could possibly be Ruscus x microglossus, a natural hybrid between Ruscus hypoglossum and Ruscus hypophyllum.
Leaving as R. hypoglossum as of March 2017.

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Classification:

• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Class: Liliopsida
• SubClass: monocots
• Order: Asparagales
• SubOrder:
• Family: Asparagaceae
• SubFamily: Nolinoideae
• Tribe: Rusceae
• SubTribe:

References:

1. RHS Dictionary of Gardening, Vol IV, edited by F.J. Chittendon, 1984.
2. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Monday, March 27, 2017.
3. WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 17 February 2015.
4. Angiosperm Phylogeny Website at MoBot. Last accessed on Tuesday, 03 December, 2019.

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