Ruscus aculeatus L.
(Butcher’s Broom, Butcher’s-broom)

Interactions where Ruscus aculeatus is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part		Summary			Taxon	Vernacular	Classification	References	Darwin Classification of Active Taxon	Active Taxon	Active Vernacular	Active Taxon Uncertain	Active State	Active Part	Active Stage	Relationship	Relationship Uncertain	Relationship Geography	Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon	Passive Taxon	Passive Vernacular	Passive Taxon Uncertain	Passive State	Passive Part	Passive Stage	Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon	Indoors etc	Season	Summary
branch (dead)		dead branch is decayed by effuse colony of Pseudospiropes dematiaceous anamorph			Strossmayeria basitricha	a discomycete	Helotiales: Helotiaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Helotiaceae/Strossmayeria basitricha/	Strossmayeria basitricha	a discomycete		effuse	colony	Pseudospiropes dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Ruscus aculeatus/	Ruscus aculeatus	butcher’s broom, butcher's-broom		dead	branch					effuse colony of Pseudospiropes dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead branch
cladode (dead, decaying)		dead, decaying cladode is decayed by immersed, gregarious, black pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph			Phomopsis rusci	a coelomycete	Diaporthales: Diaporthaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Diaporthaceae/Phomopsis rusci/	Phomopsis rusci	a coelomycete		immersed, gregarious, black	pycnidium	Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Ruscus aculeatus/	Ruscus aculeatus	butcher’s broom, butcher's-broom		dead, decaying	cladode				(9)	immersed, gregarious, black pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead, decaying cladode
cladode (dead, silvery)		dead, silvery cladode is decayed by subepidermal stroma of Phyllostictina coelomycetous anamorph			Phyllostictina hypoglossi	a coelomycete	Botryosphaeriales: Phyllostictaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Phyllostictaceae/Phyllostictina hypoglossi/	Phyllostictina hypoglossi	a coelomycete		subepidermal	stroma	Phyllostictina coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Ruscus aculeatus/	Ruscus aculeatus	butcher’s broom, butcher's-broom		dead, silvery	cladode					subepidermal stroma of Phyllostictina coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead, silvery cladode
cladode (dead, silvery)		dead, silvery cladode is decayed by Dothiorella coelomycetous anamorph			Phyllostictina hypoglossi	a coelomycete	Botryosphaeriales: Phyllostictaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Phyllostictaceae/Phyllostictina hypoglossi/	Phyllostictina hypoglossi	a coelomycete				Dothiorella coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Ruscus aculeatus/	Ruscus aculeatus	butcher’s broom, butcher's-broom		dead, silvery	cladode					Dothiorella coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead, silvery cladode
cladode (dead, silvery)		dead, silvery cladode is decayed by immersed, stromatic pycnidium of Phyllostictina coelomycetous anamorph			Phyllostictina hypoglossi	a coelomycete	Botryosphaeriales: Phyllostictaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Phyllostictaceae/Phyllostictina hypoglossi/	Phyllostictina hypoglossi	a coelomycete		immersed, stromatic	pycnidium	Phyllostictina coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Ruscus aculeatus/	Ruscus aculeatus	butcher’s broom, butcher's-broom		dead, silvery	cladode					immersed, stromatic pycnidium of Phyllostictina coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead, silvery cladode
cladode (dead)		dead cladode is decayed by immersed, black pseudothecium			Guignardia istriaca	an ascomycete	Botryosphaeriales: Phyllostictaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Phyllostictaceae/Guignardia istriaca/	Guignardia istriaca	an ascomycete		immersed, black		pseudothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Ruscus aculeatus/	Ruscus aculeatus	butcher’s broom, butcher's-broom		dead	cladode				(4)	immersed, black pseudothecium is saprobic on dead cladode
cladode (dead)		dead cladode is spotted by scattered, black pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph			Phyllosticta ruscicola	a coelomycete	Botryosphaeriales: Phyllostictaceae	British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Phyllostictaceae/Phyllosticta ruscicola/	Phyllosticta ruscicola	a coelomycete		scattered, black	pycnidium	Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / spot causer		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Ruscus aculeatus/	Ruscus aculeatus	butcher’s broom, butcher's-broom		dead	cladode		Sole		(8-12)	scattered, black pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on dead cladode
cladode (dead)		dead cladode is decayed by immersed, black pseudothecium			Phaeosphaeriopsis glaucopunctata	an ascomycete	Pleosporales: Phaeosphaeriaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Phaeosphaeriaceae/Phaeosphaeriopsis glaucopunctata/	Phaeosphaeriopsis glaucopunctata	an ascomycete		immersed, black		pseudothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Ruscus aculeatus/	Ruscus aculeatus	butcher’s broom, butcher's-broom		dead	cladode				(2-3)	immersed, black pseudothecium is saprobic on dead cladode
cladode (dead)		dead cladode is decayed by pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph			Phaeosphaeriopsis glaucopunctata	an ascomycete	Pleosporales: Phaeosphaeriaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Phaeosphaeriaceae/Phaeosphaeriopsis glaucopunctata/	Phaeosphaeriopsis glaucopunctata	an ascomycete			pycnidium	Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Ruscus aculeatus/	Ruscus aculeatus	butcher’s broom, butcher's-broom		dead	cladode				(2-3)	pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead cladode
cladode (dead)		dead cladode is decayed by gregarious, covered then erumpent stroma of Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph			Ceuthospora foliicola	a stromatic coelomycete	Helotiales: Phacidiaceae	British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Phacidiaceae/Ceuthospora foliicola/	Ceuthospora foliicola	a stromatic coelomycete		gregarious, covered then erumpent	stroma	Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Ruscus aculeatus/	Ruscus aculeatus	butcher’s broom, butcher's-broom		dead	cladode					gregarious, covered then erumpent stroma of Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead cladode
cladode (dead)		dead cladode is decayed by immersed, non-stromatic ascoma			Nectriella rusci		Hypocreales: Bionectriaceae	Fungal Planet nos 50-68, various, 2010	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Bionectriaceae/Nectriella rusci/	Nectriella rusci			immersed, non-stromatic		ascoma	Foodplant / saprobe		Foreign	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Ruscus aculeatus/	Ruscus aculeatus	butcher’s broom, butcher's-broom		dead	cladode					immersed, non-stromatic ascoma is saprobic on dead cladode
cladode (dead)		dead cladode is decayed by mostly epiphyllous, subepidermal, reddish acervulus of Pycnofusarium coelomycetous anamorph			Pycnofusarium rusci	a coelomycete	Hypocreales: Nectriaceae	Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Pycnofusarium rusci/	Pycnofusarium rusci	a coelomycete		mostly epiphyllous, subepidermal, reddish	acervulus	Pycnofusarium coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Ruscus aculeatus/	Ruscus aculeatus	butcher’s broom, butcher's-broom		dead	cladode				(3)	mostly epiphyllous, subepidermal, reddish acervulus of Pycnofusarium coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead cladode
cladode (live, silvery)		live, silvery cladode may be infected and damaged by subepidermal stroma of Phyllostictina coelomycetous anamorph			Phyllostictina hypoglossi	a coelomycete	Botryosphaeriales: Phyllostictaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Phyllostictaceae/Phyllostictina hypoglossi/	Phyllostictina hypoglossi	a coelomycete		subepidermal	stroma	Phyllostictina coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / pathogen			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Ruscus aculeatus/	Ruscus aculeatus	butcher’s broom, butcher's-broom		live, silvery	cladode					subepidermal stroma of Phyllostictina coelomycetous anamorph infects and damages live, silvery cladode
cladode (live, silvery)		live, silvery cladode may be infected and damaged by Dothiorella coelomycetous anamorph			Phyllostictina hypoglossi	a coelomycete	Botryosphaeriales: Phyllostictaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Phyllostictaceae/Phyllostictina hypoglossi/	Phyllostictina hypoglossi	a coelomycete				Dothiorella coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / pathogen			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Ruscus aculeatus/	Ruscus aculeatus	butcher’s broom, butcher's-broom		live, silvery	cladode					Dothiorella coelomycetous anamorph infects and damages live, silvery cladode
cladode (live, silvery)		live, silvery cladode may be infected and damaged by immersed, stromatic pycnidium of Phyllostictina coelomycetous anamorph			Phyllostictina hypoglossi	a coelomycete	Botryosphaeriales: Phyllostictaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Phyllostictaceae/Phyllostictina hypoglossi/	Phyllostictina hypoglossi	a coelomycete		immersed, stromatic	pycnidium	Phyllostictina coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / pathogen			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Ruscus aculeatus/	Ruscus aculeatus	butcher’s broom, butcher's-broom		live, silvery	cladode					immersed, stromatic pycnidium of Phyllostictina coelomycetous anamorph infects and damages live, silvery cladode
cladode (live)		live cladode is spotted by immersed, black pseudothecium			Guignardia istriaca	an ascomycete	Botryosphaeriales: Phyllostictaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Phyllostictaceae/Guignardia istriaca/	Guignardia istriaca	an ascomycete		immersed, black		pseudothecium	Foodplant / spot causer			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Ruscus aculeatus/	Ruscus aculeatus	butcher’s broom, butcher's-broom		live	cladode				(4)	immersed, black pseudothecium causes spots on live cladode
cladode (live)		live cladode is spotted by scattered, black pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph			Phyllosticta ruscicola	a coelomycete	Botryosphaeriales: Phyllostictaceae	British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Phyllostictaceae/Phyllosticta ruscicola/	Phyllosticta ruscicola	a coelomycete		scattered, black	pycnidium	Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / spot causer		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Ruscus aculeatus/	Ruscus aculeatus	butcher’s broom, butcher's-broom		live	cladode		Sole		(8-12)	scattered, black pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live cladode

Author & Year	Title	Source
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995	Fungi of the South East England	383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook	2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Grove, W.B., 1935	British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia	Vol I, 488pp, Cambridge University Press
various, 2010	Fungal Planet nos 50-68	Persoonia Vol 25: 121-157.

Ruscus aculeatus (Butcher’s Broom, Butcher’s-broom) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)

TRACHEOPHYTA
(vascular plants)

PLANTAE
(plants)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Ruscus aculeatus (Butcher’s Broom, Butcher’s-broom)
Family	ASPARAGACEAE (hyacinths)
Order	ASPARAGALES (orchids, daffodils, onions & irises)
Class	MAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
Phylum	TRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
Kingdom	PLANTAE (plants)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

NBN

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Ruscus aculeatus (Butcher’s Broom, Butcher’s-broom)

Ruscus aculeatus (Butcher’s Broom, Butcher’s-broom) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

ASPARAGACEAE
(hyacinths)

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)

TRACHEOPHYTA
(vascular plants)

PLANTAE
(plants)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Ruscus aculeatus (Butcher’s Broom, Butcher’s-broom):

ASPARAGACEAE
(hyacinths)

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)

TRACHEOPHYTA
(vascular plants)

PLANTAE
(plants)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

BioImages

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