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Hedera

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Also known as ivy, ivies

Hedera, commonly called ivy (plural ivies), is a genus of 12–15 species of evergreen climbing or ground-creeping woody plants in the family Araliaceae, native to Western Europe, Central Europe, Southern Europe, Macaronesia, northwestern Africa and across central-southern Asia east to Japan and Taiwan. Several species are cultivated as climbing ornamentals, and the name ivy especially denotes common ivy (Hedera helix), known in North America as "English ivy", which is frequently planted to clothe brick walls.

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Hedera is a taxon with the rank of genus. It is classified within the family Araliaceae and the subfamily Aralioideae. The genus is commonly known as ivy, tree ivy, Efeu, 常春藤属, and bršljan. Its fruit type is a berry. The name was described in the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.

A separate taxon named Hedera, described by Conti-Jerpe & Freshwater in 2017, is an accepted genus in the family Alcyoniidae. This marine organism belongs to the phylum Cnidaria, class Octocorallia, and order Malacalcyonacea.

Records for Hedera exist in various databases, including 373 records and 254 media items from institutions such as OSU, CHAS, LSU, OBI, and USNM. These records are associated with countries including the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, and Ireland. The genus is native to regions such as Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Assam, Austria, the Azores, Baleares, the Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, and the Canary Islands.

Synthesized by Vinony from 48 facts across 9 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, iNaturalist, PubMed, Gbif Occ, Plants of the World, WoRMS, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

ground-ivy

Hedera

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumCnidaria
  3. ClassAnthozoa
  4. OrderMalacalcyonacea
  5. FamilyAlcyoniidae
Habitatmarine
Native toAfghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Assam, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is.
Observations204,436
Observations recorded36

Common Name: tree ivy

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
373
With media
254
Family
Araliaceae
Collections
OSU, CHAS, LSU, OBI, USNM, ANSP
Recorded in
United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Ireland
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Research

999 papers

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Encyclopedic overview

17 sections
Contents
  • Description
  • Ecology
  • Taxonomy and evolution
  • Evolution
  • Uses and cultivation
  • Problems and dangers
  • On trees
  • On walls
  • Invasive exotic
  • Toxicity
  • Stinging insects
  • Etymology and other names
  • Cultural symbolism
  • Gallery
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Hedera, commonly called ivy (plural ivies), is a genus of 12–15 species of evergreen climbing or ground-creeping woody plants in the family Araliaceae, native to Western Europe, Central Europe, Southern Europe, Macaronesia, northwestern Africa and across central-southern Asia east to Japan and Taiwan. Several species are cultivated as climbing ornamentals, and the name ivy especially denotes common ivy (Hedera helix), known in North America as "English ivy", which is frequently planted to clothe brick walls.

==Description== right|thumb|Hedera helix adult leaves and unripe berries in Ayrshire, Scotland

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