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Summary
Physical Characteristics
Bryonia alba is a PERENNIAL CLIMBER growing to 4 m (13ft 1in) at a fast rate.
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 6. It is in flower from May to June. The species is monoecious (individual flowers are either male or female, but both sexes can be found on the same plant) and is pollinated by Bees.
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.
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Synonyms
Plant Habitats
Woodland Garden Dappled Shade; Hedgerow;
Edible Uses
Edible Parts: Leaves Shoots
Edible Uses:
One report says that the young shoots are edible[2], though caution is advised[K]. See the notes above on toxicity. The starch of the root is a famine food for extending bread flour after removing the acrid element.
The young shoots are eaten.
Caution: It is probably very poisonous [1b].
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Medicinal Uses
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Antirheumatic Homeopathy Urinary
The root is cathartic, hydrogogue, irritant, pectoral and purgative[4]. The root is harvested in the autumn and can be used either fresh or dried[4]. It should be used with great caution, see notes above on toxicity. The fresh root, gathered before the plant comes into flower, is made into a homeopathic remedy[232]. This is used in the treatment of a wide range of complaints[232]. It is said to be one of the best diuretics and an excellent remedy for gravel as well as all other obstructions and disorders of the urinary passage[4].
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Other Uses
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Cultivation details
A rapid grower, it is of easy cultivation succeeding in most soils that are well drained[1], avoiding acid soils in the wild[17]. A climbing plant, attaching itself to other plants by means of tendrils[4]. Plants can be easily encouraged by scattering ripe seed at the base of hedgerows[200]. Plants in the north of their range are monoecious, but those growing in the south are dioecious[200]. Where necessary, male and female plants must be grown if seed is required.
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Plant Propagation
Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in a cold frame. Sow stored seed in late winter in a cold frame. When large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter, planting them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. Division in early spring.
Other Names
If available other names are mentioned here
White bryony.
Czech Republic: posed b¡lì.
Denmark: Enbo galdeb'r.
Estonia: harilik koeranaeris.
Latvia: Baltoji briene.
Norway: Svartgalleb'r.
Poland: Przestep bialy.
Sweden: Hundrova.
Native Range
TEMPERATE ASIA: Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan EUROPE: Austria, Germany, Poland, Moldova, Russian Federation (Kursk, Penza, Rostov, Ryazan, Saratov, Tambov, Vladimir, Voronezh), Ukraine (incl. Krym), Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Croatia, Italy, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
Weed Potential
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Please note that a plant may be invasive in one area but may not in your area so it’s worth checking.
This plant can be weedy or invasive. In Washington, USA
white bryony
is Class B noxious weed
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status : This taxon has not yet been assessed.
Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.
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Botanical References
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