Butcher's broom - Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust
Ruscus aculeatus L. Ruscaceae Butchers Broom., Box holly, Knee Holly, Jew's myrtle. Distribution: Mediterranean to Britain. Aculeatus means 'prickly' which describes the plant well. Dioscorides in 70 AD (Gunther, 1959) says of
Ruscus aculeatus Butcher's broom – dark green spine-tipped leaves and red berries, January, England, UK Stock Photo - Alamy