| Scientific name: | Bryonia syriaca Boiss. | |
| Common name: | Syrian Bryony | |
| Hebrew name: | דלעת-נחש סורית | |
| Plant Family: | Cucurbitaceae, דלועיים |
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| Life form: | Hemicryptophyte, vine | |
| Stems: | Perennial roots | |
| Leaves: | Alternate, simple, dentate or serrate leaves | |
| Flowers: | White, yellow, green | |
| Fruits / pods: | Berries, spherical, up to one centimeter in diameter | |
| Flowering Period: | January, February, March, April, December | |
| Habitat: | Heavy soils | |
| Distribution: | Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands | |
| Chorotype: | Mediterranean | |
| Summer shedding: | Ephemeral |
Derivation of the botanical name: Bryonia, according to Pliny (Book XXIII 21-28) the name Bryonia stems from the Greek bryo and bryéin, which mean «to grow» or «to sprout lushly» and which refer to the stalks that sprout rapidly and numerously from the root stock. syriaca, Syrian.
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