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Hairless perrenial , Climber up to 4 m.Twining clockwise no tendrils-Unlike White Bryony . Leaves are dark green , heart shaped and shiny Flowers are Greenish Yellow, 6- Petalled in loose, sometimes branched spikes , Male and Female on separate plants. Flowers May to August. Fruit a Red Berry,
Habitat Woods Sctrub abd Hedges
Black Bryony is a common woodland climber in Wales and England (except for the North). Very rare in Scotland and Ireland. Black Bryony is the only member we have in Britain of the Yam family. Many tubers of tropical plants in this family have been used as foods. Although Black Bryony has a large, fleshy root too and the young roots have been used as food (as have the young shoots, see below), the plant is dangerous in unskilled hands and can cause violent vomiting.
The heart-shaped leaves are very shiny and have lovely autumn colours (from dark purple to bright yellow), which in combination with the red berries make a good show.
