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Bryonia cretica ssp. acuta

Botanic Family

Cucurbitaceae

Author

(Desfontaine) Tutin

Common Names

• Red Bryony
• Wild Hop
• White Bryony
• White Wild Vine
• Wild Nep
• Tetter-berry

Geographical Habitats

• Algeria
• Sicily - Italy
• Libya
• Tunisia

Natural Habitats

• Hedgerows

Flowering Times

• Dec-Feb (New Zealand)

Fruiting Times

Simple-tendril climber to 6m from a perennial tuber. 5-7-lobed leaves to 150mm x 150mm. Whitish flowers with green stripes to 20mm long. Round 8mm diameter fruit aging red.

Naturalised. Poisonous. Know weed.

Further References

• The Plant List 2
• Botanicus
• NZPCN