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No flowers, no fruit to help us out, though the leaves might be enough for ornamental plant lovers. I had a first impression on a Ruscus / Ruscaceae, but a quick internet image search did not matched anything really good.

The leaves were very thin, smooth and delicate. The plant was multi-branched that you cannot distinguish any main stem (thus looked like a small bush). I also noted curved pale-green tiny appendages under the leaf petiole (=stipules ?) This gave me the impression of some sort of gracile Asparagaceae, but again nothing good was found.


Any idea ?

Hi Stephen,

I am pretty sure that this is Polygonatum odoratum/multiflorum

Sigra

Great sigra - many thanks and yes, it should be that Genus from what I've seen on the net. So it was a Ruscaceae as one of my suspects ! The names given to Polygonatum multiflorum are Solomon's-seal, David's-harp, Ladder-to-heaven - quite nice, bounty names.

I will follow the plant for full ID.

has beautiful leaves

no, neither Ruscaceae nor Polygonatum- it is Asparagus asparagoides, growing in Malta e.g. between the pruned hedges of Ganado Garden

Asparagus asparagoides:-





Polygonatum multiflorum :-

The Polygonatum has a good similarity to my specimen, but I must say that it is Aspargus asparagoides. One feature is the alternate leaves (compared to opposite in Polygonatum). The Genera I suspected in wher quite close...

Thanks Sigra / Jackpot

Yes, and the occurrence is quite different.

Polygonatum multiflorum you will not find in Malta I suppose. Didn't consider this.

Sigra

x'inhi helwa