BRYONIA ALBA
Author:
Carl von Linnaeus, 1753
Family:
CUCURBITACEAE
Origin:
Albania, Altay, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Krym, Kyrgyzstan, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Northern Iran, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, Western Russia
Elevation:
Publisher:
L. (1753). In: Sp. Pl. 1012.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
20 Centimetres
Height:
7-12 Metres
Propagate:
Seeds
CITES:
Synonyms:
Bryonia aspera, Steven ex Ledeb. 1812.
Bryonia dioica, M.Bieb.
Bryonia monoeca, E.H.L.Krause
Bryonia nigra, Gilib.
Bryonia vulgaris, Gueldenst. ex Ledeb.
This member of the Cucurbitaceae family was given this name by Carl von Linnaeus in 1753. It is found in Europe, England and northern Iran, growing in a well drained or rich soil with some water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to 20 centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to seven or even twelve centimetres in height. The flowers are greenish-white to yellowish. It is monoecious but diclinous; separate male and female flowers. The genre name; Bryonia from bryein, meaning luxuriant growth. The species name means 'white' for the - well; whitish flowers. Male flower by Reinhard Bachmann, Gbif.org. The leaves by Jan Sørensen, Gbif.org. A large plant by William Bohl, Extension.uidaho.edu. The fruits - hardly melons - by Aung, Wikipedia.org.
Flower
Greenish-White - Pale Yellow
Soil
Mix - Rich
Water
Medium
Sun
Maximum
