White Bryony

Taken at Aberlady on 2nd July 2017 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode. Fact File


 
Taken at Titchwell, Norfolk on 13th July 2010 using Nikon D40X with Nikon 300 mm zoom lens. Fact File


White Bryony.
Species:
Order:
Family:
Habit: 		Bryonia alba.
Cucurbitales.
Cucurbitaceae.
Herbaceous Perennial.
Habitat:
Blooms:
Height:
Fruit.
Feature:
 Woods and hedges.
May.
Greenish-White flowers 1 cm across.
1.5 cm berry which blackens as it ripens.
This is poisonous.
Despite that, it has a detailed herbal / medicinal history.
See for yourself. A Modern Herbal