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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 name may be displayed with or without a space after the × symbol. × Fatshedera lizei was created by crossing Fatsia japonica 'Moserii' (Moser's Japanese fatsia, the seed parent) and Hedera helix (common ivy, the pollen parent) at the Lizé Frères tree nursery at Nantes in France in 1912. Its generic name is derived from the names of the ...
The name ivy derives from Old English ifig, cognate with German Efeu, of unknown original meaning. [19] The scientific name Hedera is the classical Latin name for the plant. [11] Old regional common names in Britain, no longer used, include "Bindwood" and "Lovestone", for the way it clings and grows over stones and bricks.
Hedera crebrescens is a species of ivy in the flowering plant family Araliaceae. It is found in central Europe, where it is now a potentially invasive species. Named in 2017, the species has also been identified from herbarium specimens since the 19th century.
Ivy usually refers to any plant species in the genus Hedera, in the family Araliaceae - notably common ivy Hedera helix. Ivy may also refer to other plant species:- Boston ivy Parthenocissus tricuspidata; cape ivy Senecio angulatus and Senecio tamoides; coliseum ivy, Kenilworth ivy, Oxford ivy, Cymbalaria muralis; devil's ivy Epipremnum aureum
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The island Hedera of Macaronesia in the eastern Atlantic, northern African Hedera and European Hedera are closely related species. Until recently it was thought there was a single species ( Hedera helix ), but recent studies have shown that there are several species that differ mainly by microscopic details of the hairiness of the buds.
The binomial name often reflects limited knowledge or hearsay about a species at the time it was named. For instance Pan troglodytes, the chimpanzee, and Troglodytes troglodytes, the wren, are not necessarily cave-dwellers. Sometimes a genus name or specific descriptor is simply the Latin or Greek name for the animal (e.g. Canis is Latin for ...