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English Ivy

Hedera helix L.

2005 Luigi Rignanese   cc-by-nc

Hedera helix (English Ivy) is a species of plants in the family Araliaceae. They are climbers. They are native to Portugal, Cyprus, Morocco, Greece, Romania, Belarus, Turkey, France, Denmark, Israel, Tunisia, Latvia, The Netherlands, Algeria, Sweden, Armenia, Yugoslavia, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Lithuania, Norway, Moldova, Poland, Spain, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Ireland, Hungary, United Kingdom, Libya, Slovakia, Ukraine, Russia, Bulgaria, Italy, Lebanon, Albania, and Syria. They have drupes. Flowers are visited by Apiloscatopse picea, Neoascia podagrica, Golden hoverfly, and Helophilus hybridus. Individuals can grow to 5 feet.

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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of English ivy. View this species on GBIF