Asparagaceae
Ruscus colchicus
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Ruscus
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Common names
By language (7)
- Arabic
- سفندر لحلاحي
- arz
- سفندر لحلاحى
- Azerbaijani
- Kolxida bigəvəri
- Georgian
- Ძმერხლი, Ზგმეხ, Ზერმეხი, Ზორმეხი, Ზურმეხი, Კოლხური თაგვისარა, Ჯილმეხი, Ჯმერხლი
- Russian
- Иглица колхидская
- Turkish
- Zermek
- xmf
- Ზორმეხი
Synonyms
- Platyruscus colchicus (Yeo) A.P.Khokhr. & V.N.Tikhom.
Photos
Photo: Администрация Волгоградской области, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Arch Stanton, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Arch Stanton, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Илья Руденко, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Виктория Билоус, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Grzegorz Grzejszczak, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.