Scientific Name: Tamus communis
English Name: Black Bryony
French Name: Tamier
5 Key Characters:
Habitat: Open woods, scrub, hedgebanks, on richer or calcareous soil.
Flowering Period: May-June-July.
Status: Fairly common. The new shoots are edible and were once gathered for the pot.
Photographed by Loire Valley Nature:
English Name: Black Bryony
French Name: Tamier
5 Key Characters:- veins on leaves form a net pattern.
- flowers insignificant.
- leaves very glossy and heart shaped.
- berries red and poisonous.
- climber, twining clockwise, but without tendrils.
Habitat: Open woods, scrub, hedgebanks, on richer or calcareous soil.
Flowering Period: May-June-July.
Status: Fairly common. The new shoots are edible and were once gathered for the pot.
Photographed by Loire Valley Nature:

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