EPPO Global Database

Ruscus hypophyllum(RUCHY)

Overview
Code created in: 1996-10-28

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: RUCHY
  • Preferred name: Ruscus hypophyllum
  • Authority: Linnaeus

Notes

Western Mediterranean to Italy and Tunisia, introduced in Mediterranean countries further east (Libya, Turkey). Cultivated as an ornamental


Common names
Name
Language
brusc major Catalan
galleran major Catalan
herba de l'erisipela Catalan
llengua de cavall Catalan
llorer bord Catalan
llorer d'Alexandria Catalan
veprina Croatian
thick-leaved butcher's broom English
fragon hypophylle French
ruscolo maggiore Italian
espirradeira Portuguese
loureiro-de-alexandria Portuguese
иглица Russian
bislingua Spanish
hierba de San Bonifacio Spanish
laurel alejandrino común Spanish
laureola Spanish
tavşan kirazı Turkish