Asparagaceae

Ruscus hypophyllum L.

Family: Asparagaceae
Genus: Ruscus

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Ruscus hypophyllum (Ruscus hypophyllum) — FlowerPhoto: Aissa Djamel Filali, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (6)

Arabic: سفندر تحتي الأوراق, حب النار, ذاقني الاسكندراني, قفندر
arz: سفندر تحتى الاوراق
Croatian: Kanarska veprina
Czech: Listnatec čípkový, Listnatec listovitý
Slovak: Listnatec čípkový
Spanish: Bislingua, Dos lenguas, Laurel alejandrino de hoja estrecha, Lengua de caballo sevillana, Yerba de San Bonifacio

Synonyms

Platyruscus hypophyllum (L.) A.P.Khokhr. & V.N.Tikhom.
Ruscus lugubris Salisb.
Ruscus trifoliatus Mill.

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Aissa Djamel Filali, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Mehdi Chetibi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Santiago Martín-Bravo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: laurha from España, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: pauljjbaker, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: nadal ariadna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: joeleh, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Noland Martin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Miguel A. C., CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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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.