Bryony (Bryonia) is a genus of plants of the family Cucurbitaceae (gourds). The only British species, the Common Bryony (Bryonia dioica), is a climbing plant common in hedges, has cordate palmate leaves and axillary bunches of flowers, and red berries which are highly poisonous. The thick long fleshy root has acrid emetic and purgative properties, and has been used medicinally. Other species, one found in North America, are known. The so-called Black Bryony belongs to a different natural order, the Dioscoreaceae or yams. Research Bryony
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Nature
Research Bryony
