Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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Ruscus aculeatus
COMMON NAME:
Butcher's Broom, Knee Holly
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JK Marlow jkm0210c_15
October Aiken County SC
Nurseries Caroliniana
What looks like leaves are modified stems, "cladophylls", per Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Dirr, 1975+).
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Ruscus aculeatus
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