Bryonia alba

Bryonia alba
Mature foliage and berries
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Genus: Bryonia
Species:
B. alba
Binomial name
Bryonia alba
Synonyms
  • Bryonia dioica M.Bieb. nom. illeg.
  • Bryonia monoeca E.H.L.Krause nom. illeg.
  • Bryonia nigra Gilib. nom. inval.
  • Bryonia vulgaris Gueldenst. ex Ledeb.

Bryonia alba (also known as white bryony or wild hop) is a vigorous vine in the family Cucurbitaceae, found in Europe and Northern Iran. It has a growth habit similar to kudzu, which gives it a highly destructive potential outside its native range as a noxious weed. Other common names include false mandrake, English mandrake, wild vine, and wild hops, wild nep, tamus, ladies' seal, and tetterbury.