Bryonia alba

White Bryony may also refer to Bryonia dioica.

Bryonia alba
Mature foliage and berries
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Genus: Bryonia
Species:
B. alba
Binomial name
Bryonia alba
Synonyms[1]
  • Bryonia dioica M.Bieb. nom. illeg.
  • Bryonia monoeca E.H.L.Krause nom. illeg.
  • Bryonia nigra Gilib. nom. inval.
  • Bryonia vulgaris Gueldenst. ex Ledeb.

Bryonia alba (also known as white bryony or wild hop) is a vigorous vine in the family Cucurbitaceae, found in Europe and Northern Iran. It has a growth habit similar to kudzu, which gives it a highly destructive potential outside its native range as a noxious weed. Other common names include false mandrake,[2] English mandrake, wild vine, and wild hops, wild nep, tamus,[citation needed] ladies' seal, and tetterbury.[3]

  1. ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  2. ^ Hatfield, G. (2004). Encyclopedia of Folk Medicine: Old World and New World Traditions. ABC-CLIO. p. 229. ISBN 9781576078747.
  3. ^ "Bryony, White", A Modern Herbal by Mrs Grieve