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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.
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
× 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.
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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.
Hederagenin is the aglycone part of numerous saponins found in Hedera helix (common ivy), the most prevalent of these being hederacoside C and alpha-hederin. It is also one of three primary triterpenoids extracted from the Chenopodium quinoa plant categorized by the EPA as a biopesticide . [ 1 ]
Ivy broomrape is an obligate parasite of ivy (Hedera) plants, primarily affecting English ivy, but, rarely, other species as well. It contains no chlorophyll of its own [12] and seed germination is dependent on strigolactone root exudates of the host.
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 ...