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| + | :This article is for plants in genus ''Bryonia.'' See also [[Black Bryony]] and [[White Bryony]]. | ||
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| + | '''Bryony''' ({{pronEng|ˈbraɪəni}} or {{IPA|/ˈbriːəni/}}) is the common name for any of twelve species in the genus '''''Bryonia'''''. These are [[perennial plant|perennial]], tendril-[[vine|climbing]], dioecious [[herb]]s with palmately lobed leaves and [[flower]]s in axillary clusters. The [[fruit]] is a smooth, globular [[berry]]. | ||
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| + | The [[England|English]] species ''Bryonia alba'' is known as white bryony and grows in hedgerows as far north as [[Yorkshire]]. There are eight varieties established in [[Europe]]. | ||
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Bryonia (Greek, to sprout, referring to the annual growth from the tuber). Cucurbitaceae. Herbaceous perennial climbers. | Bryonia (Greek, to sprout, referring to the annual growth from the tuber). Cucurbitaceae. Herbaceous perennial climbers. | ||
A genus of 12 species of perennial cucurbits, native of Eu. and W. Asia. They are herbaceous from a tuberous root, with staminate fls. in racemes, while Bryonopsis is an annual plant, with the staminate fls. in fascicles. All species of Bryonia are dioecious except B. alba. Bryonopsis is monoecious. See Cogniaux, in DC. Mon. Phan. 2:469. | A genus of 12 species of perennial cucurbits, native of Eu. and W. Asia. They are herbaceous from a tuberous root, with staminate fls. in racemes, while Bryonopsis is an annual plant, with the staminate fls. in fascicles. All species of Bryonia are dioecious except B. alba. Bryonopsis is monoecious. See Cogniaux, in DC. Mon. Phan. 2:469. | ||
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| + | * [[White_Bryony|''B. alba'']] (White Bryony) | ||
| + | * ''B. cretica'' (Cretan Bryony), ''B. cretica ssp. dioica'' | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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| + | Image:White bryony male close 800.jpg|A close-up view of the male flowers of white bryony. | ||
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- This article is for plants in genus Bryonia. See also Black Bryony and White Bryony.
Bryony (Template:PronEng or /ˈbriːəni/) is the common name for any of twelve species in the genus Bryonia. These are perennial, tendril-climbing, dioecious herbs with palmately lobed leaves and flowers in axillary clusters. The fruit is a smooth, globular berry.
The English species Bryonia alba is known as white bryony and grows in hedgerows as far north as Yorkshire. There are eight varieties established in Europe.
Read about Bryony in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Bryonia (Greek, to sprout, referring to the annual growth from the tuber). Cucurbitaceae. Herbaceous perennial climbers. A genus of 12 species of perennial cucurbits, native of Eu. and W. Asia. They are herbaceous from a tuberous root, with staminate fls. in racemes, while Bryonopsis is an annual plant, with the staminate fls. in fascicles. All species of Bryonia are dioecious except B. alba. Bryonopsis is monoecious. See Cogniaux, in DC. Mon. Phan. 2:469. B. laciniosa, Linn.- Bryonopsis laciniosa.
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Cultivation
Propagation
Pests and diseases
Species
12, including:
- B. alba (White Bryony)
- B. cretica (Cretan Bryony), B. cretica ssp. dioica
Gallery
A close-up view of the male flowers of white bryony.
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photo 2
photo 3
References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
External links
- w:Bryony. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
- Bryony QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)
