Its been online since 1995, and is run by henriette kress, a herbalist in helsinki, finland. Chemical composition and pharmacological activity of ruscus colchicus leaves article pdf available in pharmaceutical chemistry journal 466 september 2012 with 147 reads how we measure reads. Ruscus aculeatus, commonly called butchers broom, knee holly or piaranthus, is a prickly, mounded, rhizomatous, suckering, evergreen subshrub that is native to europe, the black sea area, northern africa and the azores. Ruscus aculeatus this is a very tough, evergreen rhizomatous subshrub ht 75 cm from europe, northern turkey, north africa and the azores, which forms a wide clump. The plant list includes 26 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus ruscus. Ruscus aculeatus supplement health benefits, dosage. Butchers broom ruscus aculeatus potted plant, organic. As long as ruscus is planted in an area with shade, it does not need much care beyond a small amount of fertilizer and regular thinning. Soft ruscus is an evergreen shrub native to eurasia. David mann, plant heritage national collection holder for ruscus, states. Ruscus aculeatus is an alphaadrenergic agonist that causes venous constriction by directly activating postjunctional alpha1 and alpha2receptors, in turn stimulating the release of noradrenaline at the level of the vascular wall. Floridahollandisraeli ruscus production and use 2 floral design, landscape and interiorscape uses floral design use r. After flowering, soft ruscus is covered with lovely orange. Ruscus e um genero botanico pertencente a familia ruscaceae especies classificacao do genero.
Sixty percent of rootless shoots produced flowers on the regenerating medium. General information about ruscus hypophyllum ruchy western mediterranean to italy and tunisia, introduced into mediterranean countries further east libya, turkey. Ruscus hypoglossum horse tongue lily care plant varieties. Ruscus species, spineless butchers broom ruscus hypophyllum. Ruscus hypophyllum spanish butchers broom plant lust. If youre looking for a droughttolerant, shadeloving, deerresistant plant, ruscus is a good bet. The stems are durable and may last up to 6 weeks even after storage at 4c for one month.
Henriettes herbal is one of the oldest and largest herbal medicine sites on the net. University of florida, ifas central florida research and education center apopka cfrecapopka research report, rh9316. Ruscus, also known as butchers broom, is a shrubby, tough as nails evergreen with deep green leaves that are actually flattened stems with needlelike points. Cbs laboratory manual series 1, centraalbureau voor schimmelcultures. Each plant profile in the database contains nomenclature info, botanical data, plant description, large, highresolution pictures, images and photos of the plants and its parts, detailed. In the apg iii classification system, it is placed in the family asparagaceae, subfamily nolinoideae formerly the family ruscaceae. The species name comes from two greek words hypo and glossa meaning under and tongue. Ruscus aculeatus is an herb commonly referred to as butchers broom due to its hard roots and supposed antibacterial properties being traditionally used to clean the cutting boards of butchers. It has small pointed leaves growing from long, trailing stems. Pungitopo maggiore dipartimento di scienze della vita, universita di trieste progetto dryades picture by andrea moro comune di camogli, ai margini del centro abitato. Ruscus hypophyllum apparently has been mown to prevent it from becoming. Ruscus aculeatus is an evergreen shrub growing to 0.
The species name comes from two greek words hypo and glossa meaning under and tongue description. Genus ruscus are rhizomatous evergreen subshrubs with flattened, leaflike cladophylls bearing small pale green flowers, followed on female or hermaphrodite plants by glossy red berries details r. Krzisch 1856 found ruscus hypoglossum also at cierna skala at losonec in the male. It also holds traditional medicinal uses, which maily focus around improving blood flow in the veins by contracting them. Ruscus aculeatus is a low evergreen eurasian shrub, with flat shoots known as cladodes that give the appearance of stiff, spinetipped leaves. Ruscus hypophyllum is an extremely durable cut foliage crop. Ruscus hypophyllum pungitopo maggiore flora italiana.
Stamps ruscus hypophyllum figure 1 is called floridahollandisraeli ruscus because it is produced commercially in florida and israel also columbia and the middle east and sold at the dutch auctions. Ruscus hypoglossum is a small evergreen shrub with a native range from italy north to austria and slovakia and east to turkey and crimea. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Ruscus aculeatus butchers broom as a potential treatment for orthostatic hypotension, with a case report. In this flora and also in a later one with the same title endlicher 1830 a few sites are listed around bratislava. This page was last edited on 14 december 2019, at 19. Ruscus aculeatus, also called butchers broom, is a hardy shrub thats easy to grow as it requires minimal maintenance. Pdf this paper describes effects of different concentrations of. The optimal 2,4d concentration for promoting shoot bud formation and growth was 0. Jurnal agronomi indonesia indonesian journal of agronomy. Sometimes known as the insect plant, it has tiny flowers in the middle of its spiky leaves actually stems, looking for all the world like little bugs. Tough mediterranean evergreen subshrub bearing bright red, round berries. Its smooth, midgreen, ovate leaves are actually modified flattened stems and it is on these that its small cream coloured flowers are positioned in spring. The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as an accepted name record 286765 with original publication details.
You can register for a 14 day free trial subscription, or subscribe now for full access. This is the profile for the plant ruscus hypophyllum greater butchers broom belladonna. Chase ruscus hypophyllum israeliholland ruscus is a relatively new cut foliage crop which is becoming popular with retail florists. Pdf chemical composition and pharmacological activity of ruscus. Ruscus is a genus of six species of flowering plants, native to western and southern europe including northern to southern england, macaronesia, northwestern africa, and southwestern asia east to the caucasus. It is in leaf all year, in flower from january to april, and the seeds ripen from august to march. They are popular in gardens as a low growing evergreen hedge, or a unique looking specimen plant, and some people grow butchers broom as an attractive cut stem for flower arrangements.
It is hardy along with ruscus hypoglossum, where r. We do not intend the plant list to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. Ruscus alexandrinus garsault ruscus alexandrinus oppr ruscus humilis salisb. As a condition for access you agree that the commonwealth makes no representations or warranties regarding the database and does not accept any liability in connection with reliance on the information contained within the database including by third parties you in any way allow or assist to access the information. Ruscus hypoglossum name synonyms platyruscus hypoglossum l. Ruscus aculeatus supplement health benefits, dosage, side. Dahab et al 2005 showed that in ruscus hypoglossum longest shoot was. Ruscus hypophyllum department of agriculture and water. Plant morphology oxford academic journals oxford university. Ruscus can be an attractive addition to a garden, due to its striking berries. Learn about ruscus hypophyllum dutch butchers broom. It is a hybrid only known in the female state between ruscus hypoglossum and r. A beautiful plant that takes dry shade and will even compete with tree roots leaves are sought after and berries in season by floral arrangers for filler leaves can be used fresh or dried.
The leaves have a leathery texture, and are extremely hardy. Ruscus hypophyllum israeliholland ruscus is a relatively new cut foliage crop which is becoming popular with retail florists. Bracts are shorter 1438 than description in rhs1984 this accession could possibly be ruscus x microglossus, a natural hybrid between ruscus hypoglossum and ruscus hypophyllum. Ruscus aculeatus plant finder missouri botanical garden. Ruscus hypoglossum butchers broom compact, evergreen subshrub with creeping rootstock to 18 inches tall with 35 inch long cladodes modified stems which take the place of true leaves at branch tips and small yellow flowers in the axil of the leaf. Our growers choice subscription freshly picked and delivered to your door every month. Mar 29, 2019 ruscus aculeatus, also called butchers broom, is a hardy shrub thats easy to grow as it requires minimal maintenance. As a landscape accent, these are really excellent, and over here in the. D, the phyllodes p of ruscus hypoglossum are interpreted as leaf like shoots by troll. Ruscus hypophyllum ruchyoverview eppo global database. Ruscus aculeatus planting, growing and propagating. The species is dioecious individual flowers are either male or female, but only one sex is to be found on any one plant so both male and female plants must be grown if. Spanish butchers broom luxurious deep green shiny leaves in a spreading clump 2 corative bright red berries in fall winter.
Oct 02, 2018 ruscus aculeatus is an herb commonly referred to as butchers broom due to its hard roots and supposed antibacterial properties being traditionally used to clean the cutting boards of butchers. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. The plant list includes a further 7 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus ruscus. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about ruscus species, spineless butchers broom ruscus hypophyllum supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles database at daves gard. Ruscus aculeatus butchers broom knee holly pfaf plant. Ruscus plant care how to grow ruscus plants in the gardens. Ruscus aculeatus butchers broom knee holly pfaf plant database. Ruscus aculeatus tree butchers broom, knee holly, jew. This has to be the ultimate plant for dry shade, in fact it will grow in the driest and darkest shade you can find so. Ruscus aculeatus tree butchers broom, knee holly, jews.
Ruscus produces a single straight stem with dark green, teardrop shaped leaves. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about ruscus species, butchers broom ruscus hypoglossum supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles database at dave s garden. Ruscus aculeatus and over other quality seeds for sale. Outdoor culture zones 7 to 12, otherwise potted culture, indoors for winter. Ruscus hypoglossum posted on may 25, 2014 by stephenryan in collector plants, drought tolerant, evergreen, foliage plants, good for cutting, good pot plant, ground cover, perennials, shade tolerant, winter interest, woodlanders.
Voucher 109982 at george safford torrey herbarium conn. Ruscus aculeatus butchers broom as a potential treatment. Pdf chemical composition and pharmacological activity of. In the floristry trade two varieties of ruscus are commonly used ruscus aculeatus, known as soft ruscus, and ruscus hypophyllum, known as hard ruscus. Common names include spineless butchersbroom, mouse thorn and horse tongue lily. The female flowers are followed by a red berry, and the seeds are. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of. Jekylldescribedthederivation of its name as in country places where it. It is a great groundcover for under trees, because it is shadeloving and not invasive. The first reports on occurence of ruscus hypoglossum in slovakia are from 1791 in flora posoniensis lumnitzer 1791. Ruscus butchers broom plants for sale plant delights nursery. Vegetational patterns and distribution of relict taxa in humid. This is related to asparagus and the apparent leaves are not leaves at all but modified stem parts called cladodes and in the midvein of these rests a tiny inconspicuous and that is being generous flower.
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