Bryonia cretica
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| Bryonia cretica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Cucurbitaceae |
| Genus: | Bryonia |
| Species: | B. cretica |
| Binomial name | |
| Bryonia cretica L. (1753) | |
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Bryonia cretica, also known as Cretan bryony or English mandrake is a perennial species of Bryonia.[2]
Its flowers bloom in the summer and usually grow between 3 and 5mm. Its fruit are toxic. They have been used in traditional medicine.[3]
It is a common plant in most of Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and Turkmenistan.