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Bryony
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| includes: Bryonia alba Bryonia cretica (Cretan Bryony) Bryonia dioica (White Bryony) |
Bryony or briony is a member of the Cucurbitaceae or cucumber family including pumpkin and squash. The Bryonia family are perennial, tendril climbing, dioecious herbs with palmately lobed leaves and flowers in axillary clusters. The fruit is a smooth, globular berry.
The English variety is known as White or Red Bryony, Bryonia dioica, it grows in hedgerows as far north as Yorkshire. There are eight varieties established in Europe.
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