Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Bryony or briony is a member of the Curcurbitaceae or Cucumber family including pumpkin and squash. The Bryonia family are perennial tendril climbing dioecious herbs with palmately lobed leaves and flowers in axillary clusters. The fruit is a smooth, globular berry. The English variety is known as White or Red Bryony, Bryonia dioica, it grows in hedgerows as far north as Yorkshire. There are eight varieties established in Europe. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.