Scientific Name: Ruscus aculeatus
English Name: Butchers Broom
French Name: Le Fragon faux houx or Fragon épineux or Petit-houx
5 Key Characters:
Habitat: Dry woods.
Flowering Period: January-April.
Status: Uncommon and local.
Photographed by Loire Valley Nature:
English Name: Butchers Broom
French Name: Le Fragon faux houx or Fragon épineux or Petit-houx
5 Key Characters:- small shrub (25 - 100 cm tall).
- 'leaves' are actually flattened stems.
- 'leaves' oval, tough, evergreen, spine tipped.
- flowers insignificant.
- red berries 1 cm across.
Habitat: Dry woods.
Flowering Period: January-April.
Status: Uncommon and local.
Photographed by Loire Valley Nature:
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