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Hedera helix, the common ivy, European ivy, King's Choice ivy, or just ivy, is a species of flowering plant in the family Araliaceae. It is native to most of Europe and parts of western Asia. Ivy is a clinging evergreen vine that grows on tree trunks, walls, and fences in gardens, waste spaces, and wild habitats. Ivy is popular as an ornamental ...
The morphology of Araliaceae varies widely. Many studies have found that there is no unifying characteristic capable of classifying the family. [6] In general, Araliaceae species have large, usually alternate leaves, often with aromatic ethereal oils, five-petaled flowers, two to five carpels, simple umbels, and berries without carpophores or oil cavities. [7]
Hedera helix adult leaves and unripe berries in Ayrshire, Scotland. On level ground ivies remain creeping, not exceeding 5–20 cm height, but on surfaces suitable for climbing, including trees, natural rock outcrops or man-made structures such as quarry rock faces or built masonry and wooden structures, they can climb to at least 30 m above the ground.
× Fatshedera / f æ t s ˈ h ɛ d ər ə / [1] is hybrid genus of flowering plants, common name tree ivy or aralia ivy.It has only one species, × Fatshedera lizei.The hybrid symbol × in front of the name indicates that this is an inter-generic hybrid, a cross between plants from different genera.
Hedera iberica is a species of ivy (genus Hedera) which is native to the western Iberian peninsula (Portugal and southwest Spain), and northern Morocco. It was formerly classified as a sub-species named Hedera maderensis iberica in Hedera maderensis (K. Koch ex A. Rutherf). [1] The Iberian subspecies was subsequently classified as a distinct ...
Hedera rhombea, the Japanese ivy or songak, is a species of ivy [2] in the Araliaceae family native to East Asia. It is native to Japan, the Korean Peninsula, the Ryukyu Islands , and Taiwan , [ 1 ] where it is common on rocky slopes and growing up the trunks of trees , especially in laurel forest , a type of cloud forest .
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Hedera maroccana, the Moroccan ivy, is a species of ivy (genus Hedera) which is native to the Atlantic coast in northern Africa. It is an evergreen climbing plant, growing to 20–30 m high where suitable surfaces (trees, cliffs, walls) are available, and also growing as ground cover where there are no vertical surfaces.