Plant ID

[CheeseMonster]

Probably a nice easy one for you guys but I spotted this plant down the woods today and it just struck me as out of place as I have never seen it down there before.

The leaves are very pointed and very sharp on the tips and it seems to be growing quite aggressively. I am assuming some bird ate some seeds and deposited them in the woods.

Thanks for your time and apologies for the bad image quality when zoomed in, my camera phone struggles in low light conditions.

 

[British Red]

Tough to be sure, it looks like butchers broom?e

 

[cranmere]

That looks like butcher's broom to me. Ruscus aculeatus.

 

[Goatboy]

Yup Butchers Broom or Jew's Myrtle. Never tried it but you can supposedly eat the young shoots like asparagus. Don't know about the fruit though.

 

[CheeseMonster]

Thanks guys, that was super quick! The picture Goatboy posted definitely looks like what I saw. I'll keep an eye on it and see how it grows over the year.

Thanks again