Asparagaceae
Ruscus

Ruscus aculeatus L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 1041 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Macaronesia to Medit., W. & S. Central Europe to Caucasus. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome. It is used as a medicine, has environmental uses and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Algeria, Azores, Baleares, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., France, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Morocco, North Caucasus, Palestine, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

Germany, Ireland, Mexico Central, Mexico Southeast

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Danin, A. (2004). Distribution Atlas of Plants in the Flora Palaestina area: 1-517. The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Jerusalem.
  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1984). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 8: 1-632. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Dimopoulos, P., Raus, T., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, T., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A., & Tzanoudakis, D. (2013). Vascular plants of Greece. An annotated checklist: 1-372. Botanic gardens and botanical museum Berlin-Dahlem, Berlin and Hellenic botanical society, Athens.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Espejo Serena, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (2000). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 1(9-11): 1-337. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F.
  • Hansen, A. & Sunding, P. (1985). Flora of Macaronesia. Checklist of vascular plants. 3. revised edition. Sommerfeltia 1: 5-103.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Maire, R. (1958). Flore de l'Afrique du Nord 5: 1-307. Paul Lechevalier, Paris.
  • Rico, E. & al. (eds.) in Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora Iberica 20: 1-651. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
  • Schäfer, H. (2021). Flora of the Azores a field guide: 1-445. Margraf Publishers GmbH.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Danin, A. (2004). Distribution Atlas of Plants in the Flora Palaestina area: 1-517. The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Jerusalem.
  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1984). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 8: 1-632. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Espejo Serena, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (2000). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 1(9-11): 1-337. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F.
  • Hansen, A. & Sunding, P. (1985). Flora of Macaronesia. Checklist of vascular plants. 3. revised edition. Sommerfeltia 1: 5-103.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Hassler, M. (2012). Flora of Rhodes. Systematic list of flora of Rhodes http://www.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de/~db111/flora/rhodos/list.php.
  • Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (eds.) (1978). Flora of Libya 57: 1-81. Al-Faateh University, Tripoli.
  • Komarov, V.L. (ed.) (1935). Flora SSSR 4: 1-586. Izdatel'stov Akademii Nauk SSSR, Leningrad.
  • Maire, R. (1958). Flore de l'Afrique du Nord 5: 1-307. Paul Lechevalier, Paris.
  • Meikle, R.D. (1985). Flora of Cyprus 2: 833-1970. The Bentham-Moxon Trust Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Allen, D., Bilz, M., Leaman, D.J., Miller, R.M., Timoshyna, A., & Window, J. (2014). European Red List of medicinal plants. Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg 10:907382.
  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • GRIN (2021). Germplasm Resources Information Network from the United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.ars-grin.gov/
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
  • RBG, Kew (2021). Kew Economic Botany Collection. https://ecbot.science.kew.org/
  • RBG, Kew (ed.) (1999). Survey of Economic Plants for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (SEPASAL) database. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London.
  • Willis, K.J. (ed.) (2017). State of the World’s Plants 2017. Report. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Cowan. R.S. [MFF122] United Kingdom K000696473 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002893977 Yes
[Jlitch] [s.n.] North Macedonia K002894017 Yes
Meyers, F. [7473] Israel K002894088 Yes
s.coll. [S1036] United Kingdom K002893906 Yes
Woronow, G.; Ponticus, R. [s.n.] Georgia K002894110 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002893949 Yes
Jury, S.L.; Ait Lafkih, M.; Springate, L.S. [11715] Morocco K002894151 Yes
M. [illegible] [s.n.] K002893954 Yes
Anderson, E. [94] K002894019 Yes
Dallimore, W. [178-4] K002894189 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [3158] K002893903 Yes
Wisniewski, T.; Sliwinska, E. [327] Bulgaria K002894012 Yes
Scarlet, B. [s.n. ] K002894181 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Croatia K002894018 Yes
Favrat, L. [s.n.] Switzerland K002893950 Yes
Grant, M.O. [s.n.] Greece K002893996 Yes
Trethewy, A.W. [263] Morocco K002894147 Yes
Britton, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002893934 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [2408] K002894148 Yes
Ellman, E.; Hubbard, C. [726] Spain K002893969 Yes
Willmott [s.n. ] K002894191 Yes
Griffith Tedd, H. [2202] Greece K002894007 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [19810] France K002893988 Yes
Hepburn, I. [44] Albania K002894014 Yes
Young, M. [MY 87/H] Greece K002893994 Yes
Davis, P.H. [4215A] Israel K002894084 Yes
Lousley, J.E. [482] United Kingdom K002893915 Yes
Pampanini, R.; Pichi-Sermolli, R. [1558] Libya K002894150 Yes
Maitland, T.D. [2] Lebanon K002894104 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [1006] Croatia K002894023 Yes
Aellen, P. [s.n.] Switzerland K002893948 Yes
K:SPC-34483.000 No
s.coll. [s.n. ] United Kingdom K002893923 Yes
Gaudefroy, E. [s.n.] France K002893984 Yes
Stainton [8131] Türkiye K002894107 Yes
Davis, P.H.; Polunin, O. [25124ß] Türkiye K002894097 Yes
{Adamovic} [s.n.] Greece K002894003 Yes
s.coll. [s.n. ] K002894180 Yes
Sandwith, C.I.; Sandwith, N.Y. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002893941 Yes
Salisbury, F.S. [s.n.] France K002893985 Yes
Andrews, S.M. [s.n. ] K002894190 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002894027 Yes
s.coll. [s.n. ] United Kingdom K002893922 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Bulgaria K002894013 Yes
Wisniewski, T. [1730] Bulgaria K002894011 Yes
Godman, F.D. [s.n. ] Portugal K002894167 Yes
Suissa [s.n.] Switzerland K002893951 Yes
Spare, G.H. [342] United Kingdom K002893928 Yes
s.coll. [s.n. ] United Kingdom K002893913 Yes
Davis, P.H.; Dodds, L.G.; Cetik [s.n.] Türkiye K002894100 Yes
Sintensis, P. [2] Türkiye K002894098 Yes
s.coll. [s.n. ] K002894188 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [1817] K002893904 Yes
s.coll. [s.n. ] United Kingdom K002893909 Yes
Balls, E.K. [B.2057] Türkiye K002894010 Yes
Worsdell, W.C. [689/1] United Kingdom K002893939 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [1069] Croatia K002894016 Yes
Taylor, P.G. [0747] United Kingdom K002893932 Yes
[J. Soustes] [1358] United Kingdom K002893907 Yes
Chick, H.G. [22] Greece K002893997 Yes
Pearce, S.A. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002893940 Yes
Lowne, B.T. [s.n.] Syria K002894106 Yes
Townsend, C.C. [s.n. ] United Kingdom K002893910 Yes
Ednib [s.n.] United Kingdom K002893943 Yes
Somerville, A. [1490] United Kingdom K002893944 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002893937 Yes
Schultz, F. [s.n.] France K002893980 Yes
Thompson, F.P. [565] Greece K002894005 Yes
Jackson, A.B. [s.n. ] United Kingdom K002893919 Yes
Morris, S. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002893933 Yes
Dawe [s.n.] Israel K002894086 Yes
Muller [s.n.] Croatia K002894021 Yes
Townsend, C.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002893931 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [1817] K002893905 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [s.n.] France K002893986 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002894026 Yes
Townsend, C.C. [71/59] Türkiye K002894099 Yes
Martindale, G.E. [202] Spain K002893973 Yes
Jackson, A.B. [1490] United Kingdom K002893935 Yes
s.coll. [s.n. ] K002894184 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Guernsey K002893946 Yes
Thurston, E. [s.n. ] United Kingdom K002893916 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain K002893971 Yes
Giles, J.J. [133] United Kingdom K000899990 Yes
Riddelsdell, H.J. [s.n. ] United Kingdom K002893927 Yes
Parker, M.; Cubitt, M. [s.n. ] United Kingdom K002893929 Yes
Young, M. [MY57/H] Greece K002893998 Yes
Hill, A.W. [s.n. ] United Kingdom K002893908 Yes
Bonnet, E. [s.n.] France K002893983 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002893938 Yes
Young, M. [MY226/H] Greece K002893999 Yes
Letendre (Abbé) [s.n. ] K002894187 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002893981 Yes
Edmonds, M. (Miss) [85] Spain K002893972 Yes
Noë [s.n.] K002894022 Yes
Davis, P.H. [4833] West Bank K002894087 Yes
Golde, C. [s.n.] Russia K002894024 Yes
Turner, L.V. [274] Greece K002894004 Yes
Leontyeva, O.A. [s.n.] Russia K002894006 Yes
Christ [s.n.] France K002893987 Yes
s.coll. [538] Greece K002894008 Yes
United Kingdom K:SPC-66433.000 No
Borza, A.; Bujorean, G.; Pop, E. [s.n.] Romania K002893957 Yes
Nicholson, G. [271] K002894186 Yes
Last, G.V.C. [689/1] United Kingdom K002893942 Yes
Melville, R. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002893918 Yes
Melville, R. [s.n. ] United Kingdom K002893917 Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Chater, A.O. [120] Spain K002893970 Yes
Davis, P.H. [5222] Lebanon K002894105 Yes
Fraser, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002893930 Yes
Jávorka, S. [s.n.] Hungary K002893953 Yes
s.coll. [s.n. ] K002894183 Yes
Hunt, T.C. [s.n. ] Portugal K002894168 Yes
Buchet, S. [s.n.] France K002893976 Yes
Willmott, g. [s.n. ] K002894192 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Hungary K002893955 Yes
Kent [s.n. ] United Kingdom K002893924 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain K002893975 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [27901] United Kingdom K002893920 Yes
Jackson, A.K. [221] Guernsey K002893947 Yes
Townsend, C.C. [72/22] Greece K002893995 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] United Kingdom K002893921 Yes
Davis, P.H. [19] Greece K002894002 Yes
Lewis, G.P. [538] Greece K002894001 Yes
{Gower} [1034] United Kingdom K002893945 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002893978 Yes
Hayne, W.A. [s.n.] West Bank K002894085 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002893990 Yes
Polunin, O. [11760B] Iran K002894096 Yes
Wyatt, J.W. [72] United Kingdom K002893912 Yes
s.coll. [s.n. ] United Kingdom K002893911 Yes
Davis, P.H.; Coode, M.J.E.; Yaltirik, F. [D37586] Türkiye K002894108 Yes
Boidin [s.n.] France K002893989 Yes
s.coll. [137] Spain K002893974 Yes
Billot, C. [s.n.] France K002893979 Yes
s.coll. [s.n. ] United Kingdom K002893926 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [1128] Croatia K002894020 Yes
Boratynska, K.; Boratynski, A.; Browicz, K.; Dolatowski, J. [205] Greece K002894000 Yes
Radde [362] K002894102 Yes
United Kingdom K:SPC-29047.049 No
Fisher [s.n.] Georgia K002894103 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Austria K002893952 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Croatia K002894015 Yes
Kett, R. [78] Greece K002894009 Yes
Britton, C.E. [s.n. ] United Kingdom K002893925 Yes
s.coll. [s.n. ] K002894182 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] K002893956 Yes
Loder, G.W.E.; Hall, R.H.S. [s.n. ] K002894185 Yes
s.coll. [1389] United Kingdom K002893936 Yes
Davis, P.H.; Coode, M.J.E.; Yaltirik, F. [D37523] Türkiye K002894109 Yes
Vine, R.S. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002893902 Yes
Pin, C. [s.n.] France K002893982 Yes
Davis [33087] Ukraine Ruscus ponticus K002894025 Yes
Davis [33653] Georgia Ruscus ponticus K002894141 Yes
Atha, D.E.; Khutsishvili, M.; Siukaev, T. [4177] Georgia Ruscus ponticus K002894142 Yes
Brummitt, R.K. [6489] Türkiye Ruscus aculeatus var. angustifolius K002894095 Yes
Sintenis, P. [2] Türkiye Ruscus aculeatus var. angustifolius K002894091 Yes
Davis, P.H.; Dodds, L.G.; Cetik [19792] Türkiye Ruscus aculeatus var. angustifolius K002894090 Yes
Casey, E.C. [148] Cyprus Ruscus aculeatus var. angustifolius K002894076 Yes
Davis, P.H.; Polunin, O. [255II] Türkiye Ruscus aculeatus var. angustifolius K002894093 Yes
[L. F. W. Feton] [2929] Cyprus Ruscus aculeatus var. angustifolius K002894083 Yes
Chapman, E. [EC244] Cyprus Ruscus aculeatus var. angustifolius K002894082 Yes
Lascelles, A.G.; Lascelles, M.E. [s.n.] Cyprus Ruscus aculeatus var. angustifolius K002894079 Yes
Kennedy, E.W. (Mrs.) [1868] Cyprus Ruscus aculeatus var. angustifolius K002894078 Yes
Davis [3604] Cyprus Ruscus aculeatus var. angustifolius K002894075 Yes
Kennedy, E.W. (Mrs.) [1868] Cyprus Ruscus aculeatus var. angustifolius K002894077 Yes
Davis, P.H.; Polunin, O. [24958] Türkiye Ruscus aculeatus var. angustifolius K002894092 Yes
Meikle, R.D. [2804] Cyprus Ruscus aculeatus var. angustifolius K002894073 Yes
Furse, P. [4146] Türkiye Ruscus aculeatus var. angustifolius K002894094 Yes
Syngrassides, A. [356] Cyprus Ruscus aculeatus var. angustifolius K002894080 Yes
Syngrassides, A.I. [1740] Cyprus Ruscus aculeatus var. angustifolius K002894081 Yes
Davis [2175] Cyprus Ruscus aculeatus var. angustifolius K002894074 Yes
Davis, P.H. [14240] Türkiye Ruscus aculeatus var. angustifolius K002894089 Yes

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