Danae racemosa

Plant Characteristics
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Scientific Names

Read about Danae racemosa in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Danae (name of a daughter of King Acrisius of Argos). Liliaceae. Alexandrian Laurel. An evergreen erect much-branched shrub with thick unarmed alternate cladophylla and terminal racemes of small whitish fls., often referred to Ruscus. It is one of the Asparagus tribe of the lily family: fls. nearly globular, the lobes short and erect, with a crown at the throat; stamens affixed in the tube beneath the crown, the filaments united, the anthers 6: fr. a pulpy indehiscent red berry. D. racemosa, Moench (Ruscus racemosus, Linn. D. Laurus, Medikus), occurs from Greece to Persia, making a bush 4 ft. high, with ovate-lanceolate, nearly sessile, about 5-7-nerved leaf-like cladodes. Recently intro. in S. Calif., but is little known in this country. Ornamental for porches, vases, and similar uses. L. H. B. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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