Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Lilianae > Order Asparagales > Family Asparagaceae > Genus Ruscus

Ruscus aculeatus L.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Ruscus*	L.	accepted genus name
*Hippoglossum*	Hill	heterotypic synonym
*Oxymyrsine*	Bubani	heterotypic synonym
*Platyruscus*	A. P. Khokhr. & V. N. Tikhom.	heterotypic synonym

Species group names

*Oxymyrsine pungens*	Bubani	heterotypic synonym
*Ruscus aculeatus f. pumilus*	Druce	heterotypic synonym
*Ruscus aculeatus subsp. laxus*	(Sm.) K. Richt.	heterotypic synonym
*Ruscus aculeatus var. angustifolius*	Boiss.	heterotypic synonym
*Ruscus flexuosus*	Mill.	heterotypic synonym
*Ruscus laxus*	Sm.	heterotypic synonym
*Ruscus parasiticus*	Gueldenst.	heterotypic synonym
*Ruscus ponticus*	Woronow	heterotypic synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Aragonese: boix marí; brusco; bucheta; bucho marino; buixo marino; bujarreta; buxardina; buxareta; buxarreta; mata marina; ramilletes; rusco; zaquemí sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

Asturian: capios; cardos; carrasco; escobos sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

Catalan: bois mari; bois mascle; boix marí; boix mascle; brusc; brusca; búfal; búfol; cirer de Betlem; cirerer de Betlem; cirerer de Bon Pastor; cireretes de Betlem; cireretes del bon Pastor; cireretes guindes; datzerà; gallaranc; gallarans; galleran; galleranc; galserá; galseran; galzeran/galzerans; gatserant; gatzeranc; gavons; gazerans; guindes del bon Pastor; herba de l´erisipela; herba de l'erisipela; herba erisipelera; llorer bord; mataaranyes; mata-aranyes; picaaranyes; rusc sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

English-United States: Butcher's Broom; Butcher's-broom sources: english PESI focal point;Charles Hussey

Euskera: arkasahatsa; basarragan; basarragana; basarrayana; beharri-belarr; beharri-belharr; belarri-belar; erkasahatsa; erkatza; errats; erratz; erratz-latz; giñarra; guiñarrea; idulentzi; ispelko sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

Galician: azevinho-menor; azoutacristos; bailoba; baioba; bayoba; brusca; cepeded; erva-dos-vasculhos; escobas; escudeixo; esvarda; gibalbeira; gilbalbeira; gilbarbeira; gilbarbera; gilbarda; gilbardeira; jardiña; melquita; mesquita; mesquito; metquita; mezquita; mosquitos; orusco; picaceira; picanceira; picantel; rascacú; rusco; sardoniella; silbarda; silbardo; silbarro; silmalbeira; silvarbeira; silvarda; simalboira; xarda; xardeira; xardina; xardiña; xenxibarbeira; xibalbeira; xibarbeira; xibarda; xilbarba; xilbarbeira; xilbarda; xilbardeira; ximalbeira sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

German: Gemeiner Mäusedorn; Mäusedorn; Stech-Mäusedorn sources: german PESI focal point;Jäger, E. J. & Werner, K.: Rothmaler, Exkursionsflora von Deutschland, Bd. 4, 10. Aufl. - Elsevier. 2005.

High Aragonese: bergabuxo; boix marí; brusco; bucho marino; buixo marino; bujarreta; buxardina; buxareta; buxarreta; buxo marino; ramilletes sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

Lithuanian: dygioji pelžiedė sources: Lithuanian PESI focal point

Majorcan: broix; brusc; brusch; cirerer de Betlem; cirerer del Bon Pastor; cirereras del bon pastor; cireretas de Betlem; cireretas del Bon-Pastó; cireretas guingas; cireretes; cireretes del Bon Pastor; cireretes guingues; guinges del bon Pastor; guingues; guingues del Bon Pastor sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

Portuguese: azevinho-menor; bayoba; chusbarqueira; erva dos vasculhos; erva-dos-vasculhos; esfolinhadeira; gibalbeira; gilbarbeira; gilbarbeiro; gilbardeira; herva dos vasculhos; jilbarbeira; mesquita; metquita; picantel; silbarda; uvas de can; xarda; xardiña; xibalbeira; xibarbeira; xilbarbeira; xilbarda; xilbardeira sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

Romanian: Ghimpe sources: Romania PESI focal point

Russian: иглица шиповатая sources: Russian PESI focal point

Slovenian: bodeča lobodika sources: Slovenian PESI focal point

Spanish, Castillian: acebillo; acebo menor; acebo pequeño; achibarba; albernera; argallúa; arrayán morisco; arrayán salvaje; arrayán silvestre; arriján brusco; bruco; brujo; brusay; brusco con aguijones; bruso; bucharreta; capio; capios; carrasco; carrasquilla; cegueras; chubarba; chumbarba; chumbarda; churbarba; chusbarba; escobina; escobizo; garapincho; garceran; gatzeran; gibalbeira; gilbarbera; hierba de los ratones; hoja de palma; jusbarba; jusbarda; lapiceros; mesquita; mirto de los judíos; orusco; palmas; pequeño acebo; ramo de las guindas; rascacú; rusco; ruscus; sardonera; sardonilla; verdenace; yusbarba; zaquemí; zaquenú sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

Turkish: Tavşan memesi sources: Turkish PESI focal point

Ukrainian: Іглиця; Рускус шипуватий sources: Ukranian PESI focal point

Valencian: brusc; brusc punchen; brusco; galceran; galzerán; herba disipelera; rusco sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).