Bryonia alba
Cucurbitaceae, the cucumber family
Category: Containment
- Native to Europe
- Herbaceous perennial vine with tendrils
- Often found along fence rows, power poles and trees
- Spreads by seed only
- The berries are toxic to humans
Description:
- Leaves simple palmately lobed, somewhat triangular
- Curling tendrils
- Flowers are greenish-white
- Fruit is a black berry
- Large thick fleshy root