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Common Ivy
Common Ivy
Hedera helix
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Decades
Size
Large
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Temperate forest
Range
Europe
Movement
Climbing
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Common

About

A vigorous evergreen vine native to Europe and western Asia, English ivy clings to walls and tree bark using tiny adhesive rootlets rather than tendrils. Its small autumn berries are toxic to humans but are an important winter food source for birds.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Apiales
Family
Araliaceae
Genus
Hedera
Species
Hedera helix