Butcher's broom, or Ruscus aculeatus, is weird. Like asparagus, it belongs to the lily family, although you would hardly guess that a small scratchy evergreen shrub had anything in common with the ...

BACKGROUND:Butcher's broom is the common name for a small evergreen shrub called Ruscus aculeatus. The name developed because in the Mediterranean areas where the plant is native, butchers used ...