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English Ivy

Hedera helix

English Ivy is a climbing plant with dark green leaves that can grow on walls, trees, or the ground. It helps provide shelter for small animals and adds beauty to gardens.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The English Ivy is an evergreen vine with distinctive dark green, glossy leaves that often have 3-5 pointed lobes, especially when young. Older leaves on flowering stems can be heart-shaped or oval. It clings to surfaces using small aerial roots, often forming dense mats.

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English Ivy
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English Ivy

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

3/5 · Mittel

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Ancient Greeks crowned Olympic winners and poets with English Ivy wreaths!

Its dark berries provide vital winter food for birds, but are mildly toxic to humans.

Many types of English Ivy are grown indoors as popular, easy-care houseplants.

Some English Ivy plants can live for hundreds of years, becoming ancient green giants.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Wall Gripper

English Ivy can grow tiny aerial roots that help it cling tightly to walls and trees, letting it climb high to reach more sunlight.

Fähigkeit

Leaf Changer

English Ivy has leaves that change shape from lobed to oval as it matures, allowing it to adapt to different growth stages.

Fähigkeit

Shade Survivor

English Ivy can grow well in deep shade, helping it thrive in places where many other plants can't survive.

Maße und Details

Höhe
10-1500 cm
Ausbreitung
30-500 cm
Blütengröße
0.3-0.5 cm
Blütezeit
Late summer to fall
Essbar
Nein
Giftigkeit
Leicht
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

European honey bee

Apis mellifera

Its late-season flowers provide nectar.

eaten by

Blackbird

Turdus merula

Consumes its berries, helping seed dispersal.

shelters

Eurasian Blackcap

Sylvia atricapilla

Provides safe nesting and roosting sites.

eaten by

Angle Shades moth

Phlogophora meticulosa

Its caterpillars feed on ivy leaves.

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Auch bekannt als

European Ivy

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

3/5 · Mittel

Avoid touching or ingesting English Ivy as it can cause skin irritation or be harmful if eaten.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von English Ivy?

10-1500 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von English Ivy?

30-500 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von English Ivy?

0.3-0.5 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von English Ivy?

Late summer to fall

Was ist der/die/das essbar von English Ivy?

Nein

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von English Ivy?

Leicht

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von English Ivy?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von English Ivy?

Insekten

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