Butcher’s-broom
Butcher's Broom in the open,
Kennack Sands, Lizard, Cornwall
As an undershrub, Abbotsbury Dorset
Spine-tipped cladodes
Flowering stem
Flower, flower bud, cladodes
Close-up of female flower - stigma and
3 large sepals and 3 small petals
Side view of flower, 3-lobed stigma
Shrub with berries
Developing berry
Green berry
Ripe, red berry
Berry with remains of sepals and petals
Opened berry. 2 of the 3 seeds
Striated stem
True leaves - dry scales (one bent, one erect)