White Bryony

Bryonia cretica

Bryonia cretica is a perennial climber, common in the Eastern Mediterranean region. the branches crawl until they find something to climb on.
it blooms between January and April. flowers resemble cucumber flowers - greenish yellow with 5 petals.
the Bryonia cretica is usually Dioecious with male and female flowers on separate plants, although sometimes you can find separate male and female flowers on the same plant.
Bryonia cretica the leaves of this plant are more interesting than the flowers...  Bryonia cretica,Geotagged,Israel,White Bryony,Winter

Distribution

Eastern Mediterranean - from Greece to Turkey and from Libya to Israel

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderCucurbitales
FamilyCucurbitaceae
GenusBryonia
SpeciesBryonia cretica
Photographed in
Israel