Bryony is a climbing plant

There are a couple of British wildflowers that are labelled as Bryony: there’s White bryony Bryonia dioica mentioned here, and Black Bryony Tamus communis, which is a member of the yam family. Both are climbers, but White bryony is a member of the gourd family.

White bryony – Bryonia dioica

I don’t remember seeing this plant until June this year, then I saw it twice on the same day growing next to the road in Seaford, about 500m apart. It is common in South East England apparently. I saw it at shoulder height growing up a school’s conifer hedge, then again in the pavement at the base of a wall, as shown below. The foliage reminded me of Passionflower leaves. The flowers were about 2cm across and creamy in colour with five petals and green veins.

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At the time of writing there are no posts mentioning Bryony, but I spotted it the same day I went looking for Twayblade orchids.