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[edit] Nomenclature

Ruscus aculeatus L. Liliaceae
Standardized common name (English): butcher's broom

Ruscus aculeatus L.
Source: Images courtesy of the C.V. Starr Virtual Herbarium of the New York Botanical Garden^[1]

Source: PlantaPhile^[2]


Rounded parenchymatous cells, thickened at the corners, with small, triangular intercellular spaces observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution. Source: Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories^[3]	Thin-walled parenchyma showing raphides of calcium oxalate observed at 400x with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution. Source: Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories^[4]

↑ Images courtesy of the C.V. Starr Virtual Herbarium of the New York Botanical Garden http://sciweb.nybg.org/science2/VirtualHerbarium.asp
↑ PlantaPhile http://plantaphile.com/
↑ Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com
↑ Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com

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