Ruscaceae FAMILY

Ruscus aculeatus

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

The berries are purgative[ 8 Title Free for All. Publication Author Ceres. Publisher Thorsons Publishers Year 1977 ISBN 0-7225-0445-4 Description Edible wild plants in Britain. Small booklet, nothing special. ].

Botanical Description

Ruscus aculeatus is a

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeWestern and southern Europe from Britain to Switzerland, south to the Mediterranean.

HabitatOutskirts of dry woods and in moist uncultivated ground especially on chalk[ 7 Title Encyclopaedia of Medicinal Plants. Publication Author Chiej. R. Publisher MacDonald Year 1984 ISBN 0-356-10541-5 Description Covers plants growing in Europe. Also gives other interesting information on the plants. Good photographs. , 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. , 186 Title Planting Native Trees and Shrubs. Publication Author Beckett. G. and K. Publisher Jarrold Year 1979 ISBN - Description An excellent guide to native British trees and shrubs with lots of details about the plants. ].