![]() The plant called the butcher’s-broom refers to a short evergreen shrub – botanical name Ruscus aculeatus L., belonging to the plant family Liliaceae, this plant is fairly common in this country and is known by other common names – the box holly and the knee holly. ![]() And while, the two “brooms,” Cystius scoparius and the Spartium junceum are both extensively used in herbal folk medicine, they are distinct species and must not be confused with the plant called the butcher’s broom. The sensational herbal plant, the butcher’s broom which seems to be “sweeping the country” with its remarkable and famed herbal prowess at this time is a totally different herb. is a shrub also normally identified with the name broom, this plant also grows in abundant blooms in many areas of the state of California. The plant known as the Cytisus scoparius L., which is a very common plant distinguished by showy yellow flowers and found growing along the roadsides in the Pacific Northwest is normally identified with the name broom when this word is used without any qualifying adjective.Īnother yellow flowers legume, the Spanish broom or gorse – botanical name Spartium junceum L. Compounding the difficulty with common names is the fact that the moniker broom originally referred to several plants sharing a specific morphology, like the rigid leaves and tough stems – making them ideal for sweeping up debris aside from their herbal uses. ![]() The herbal nomenclature is complicated by the fact that many herbal plants are called by the common name of broom this indefinite and very common name clutters the entire range of herbal nomenclature and makes it hard to name specific plants. ![]()
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