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Bryonia dioica Jacq.

white bryony (Cucurbitaceae)

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Bryonia dioica is a scrambling perennial herb of woodland margins and hedgerows across southern and central England as far north as Alnmouth.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2008-06-10

 white bryony / Bryonia dioica: _Bryonia dioica_ is a scrambling perennial herb of woodland margins and hedgerows across southern and central England as far north as Alnmouth.

The leaves and fruit of Bryonia dioica are matt, unlike those of Tamus communis; the berries are initially green but ripen to red.

Beckley (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2017-07-02

 white bryony / Bryonia dioica: The leaves and fruit of _Bryonia dioica_ are matt, unlike those of _Tamus communis_; the berries are initially green but ripen to red.

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