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Bryonia syriaca

Botanic Family

Cucurbitaceae

Author

Boissier

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Sinai - Israel
• Lebanon
• Palestine
• Syria

Natural Habitats

• Shrubland

Flowering Times

• Dec-Apr (Israel)

Fruiting Times

Caudiciform climber to 2.5m with simple tendrils, strigose stems, caudex to 500mm diameter. Strigose leaves to 7-lobed to 100mm x 95mm. Greenish-yellow flowers. Green fruit speckled with lighter green ripening red to 10mm diameter.

Further References

• The Plant List 2
• Bihrmann
• FII
• wildflowers.co.il
• Jstor