Phylloclade
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Phylloclades and cladodes are flattened, photosynthetic shoots, which are usually considered to be modified branches. The two terms are used either differently or interchangeably by different authors.
Flower clusters along the edge of the phylloclades/cladodes of Phyllanthus angustifolius
![Botanical illustration of Ruscus aculeatus showing leaf-like phylloclades/cladodes[citation needed]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Illustration_Ruscus_aculeatus0.jpg/500px-Illustration_Ruscus_aculeatus0.jpg)
Botanical illustration of Ruscus aculeatus showing leaf-like phylloclades/cladodes[citation needed]
Phylloclade/cladode of Ruscus sp. showing the spine formed by the stem axis
Leaf-like cladodes/phylloclades of Asparagus asparagoides
Asparagus (genus)
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Asparagus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Asparagoideae. It comprises up to 300 species. Most are evergreen long-lived perennial plants growing from the understory
Phylloclade
…cladodes, namely those that greatly resemble or perform the function of leaves, as in Butcher's broom (Ruscus aculeatus) as well as Phyllanthus and some Asparagus species. By an alternative definition, cladodes are distinguished by their limited growth and that they involve only one or two internodes. By this…
Asparagus Plumosus 2
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Asparagus acutifolius
Asparagus aethiopicus