This is a very unusual looking plant which instantly took my eye. I like the beautiful shapes of the leaves and especially the large size and the transparency of the early flower culminating with the flower absorbing into the berry and still maintaining that special look until the end.
Today (13th August 2021) was nearer to the end that I was witnessing, the plants fully formed and growing up to about 12ft. I thought at first I had discovered why they call such a plant Black Bryony, why not! but what I always queried was why was it called Black when everything about it is "Green". So today I thought I had found the answer!
In front of me I saw the plant or maybe it was plants divide with the left train still maintaining its green which it had for most of the summer, but the right train was more dark or purple (not quite black), but maybe thats how it got the Black in it's title. (see photos below)
Sorry! but the answer is NO.. it has nothing whatsoever to do with the leaves turning darker, well thats according to a reference I found on the internet, which states - the plant is named "Black Bryony" from the part of the plant you cannot see which are its underground tubers which are up to 4" in length and these are a dark to black colour - hence the name.
And below is my photo's of this lovely plant starting from June and up to today 13th August 2021.
Note Green train of leaves off to the left and the Purple or Dark train of leaves off to the right
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12th Feb 2021 - Just starting to see new growth etc
Thr 11th February 2021 - Early movement and Spring Bird Migration over Burton In Kendal.
Tues 9th February 2021 - Intertwined
17th Dec 2020 - Finding a new Polypodium cambricum on HRoof Crags
Thursday 19th November 2020 - Nice stroll or wander with fabulous wonders and my December copy for the local magazine - SEE BLOG BELOW THESE LINKS.....
CHECKING OUT SOUTHERN POLYPODY AND BLACK SPLEENWORT PLUS FUNGI, FUNGI AND MORE FUNGI - Click here
Another recent blog on"The best moments of vis so far this year - click here
2020 Visible Bird Migration records
"Strange Polypodium Interjectum found in Burton (17th Oct 2020)
Cloud and Sunrise photo blog - click here
More Autumn Gentian photos (2020) can be seen here
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