Butcher's broom (Ruscus aculeatus). Flower on a cladode, which is a modified stem that acts as a leaf. Photographed in the New Forest, UK, in December

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Butcher's broom (Ruscus aculeatus). Flower on a cladode, which is a modified stem that acts as a leaf. Photographed in the New Forest, UK, in December.

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Photo credit: © BOB GIBBONS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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