Bryonia cretica L.

Cretan bryony (en), Bryone (fr), Bryone dioïque (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Cucurbitales > Cucurbitaceae > Bryonia

Characteristics

A pumpkin family herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention -
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination entomogamy
Spread endozoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.0 - 3.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-8

Usage

Uses medicinal poison
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Poison (unspecified), Anthelmintics (unspecified), Anti-inflammatory agents (unspecified), Cathartics (unspecified), Expectorants (unspecified), Counterirritant (unspecified), Pectoralis muscles (unspecified), Diaphoretic (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Bryonia cretica leaf picture by احمد الحايك (cc-by-sa)
Bryonia cretica leaf picture by Wolf Lustig (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Bryonia cretica flower picture by bas yves (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Bryonia cretica world distribution map, present in France and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:291575-1
WFO ID wfo-0000572960
COL ID 5WT4C
BDTFX ID 102278
INPN ID 159572
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Bryonia cretica Bryonia cretica var. monoica Bryonia cretica f. monoica

Lower taxons

Bryonia cretica subsp. acuta Bryonia cretica subsp. dioica Bryonia cretica subsp. marmorata