Ruscus hypoglossum L. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Ruscus hypoglossum L.

Summary

Genus:

Ruscus

Family:

Asparagaceae

Subfamily:

Nolinoideae

Nomen number:

32569

Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 2:1041. 1753

Typification:

View in Linnean Typification Project

Verified:

04/17/1998 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

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Reference(s)

Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009
Czerepanov, S. K. Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR). 1995
Davis, P. H., ed. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. 1965-1988
Encke, F. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage. 1993
Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
Fouché, J.-G. 1999. pers. comm.
Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. Flora SSSR. 1934-1964
Stace, C. New flora of the British Isles. 1995
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. Flora europaea. 1964-1980
Walters, S. M. et al., eds. European garden flora. 1986-

Common names

English
spineless butcher's-broom –
French
fragon hypoglosse –
Swedish
tungmyrten –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Turkey
1	Native	Europe	East Europe	Ukraine	Krym
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Austria
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Czechoslovakia
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Hungary
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Bulgaria
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Former Yugoslavia
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Greece
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Italy
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Romania
2	Cultivated

Native
Asia-Temperate

WESTERN ASIA: Turkey

Europe

EAST EUROPE: Ukraine [Krym]
MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Former Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania

Cultivated ()

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental		Walters, S. M. et al., eds. European garden flora. 1986-

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=32569. Accessed 18 December 2025.