Characteristics
Hedera helix L. ssp. helix
English ivy
Cultivated and persisting but also naturalizing. Weedy mesic forested habitats. Grows well in understories as a dense carpet but remains vegetative. Also climbs trees and flowers/fruits on edges of forests and in forest openings.
Vine
Perennial
Vascular
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Not Native
Naturalized
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Classification
Citation
Hedera helix L. ssp. helix
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Species Distribution Map
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