Common ivy
Hedera helix
Poisonous plant: do not eat any part of it.
This is a game, not a field guide. Never eat a wild mushroom or plant because of it; if you are unsure, ask a mushroom advisor or a poison centre.
At a glance
- Scientific name
- Hedera helix
- Group
- Eudicots
- Order
- Apiales
- Family
- Araliaceae
- Continent
- Europe, Asia
- Habitat
- Forest, Gardens
- Form
- Climber
- Leaves
- Evergreen
- Flower colour
- Green
- Blooms in
- Autumn
- Use
- Ornamental
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Easy
Did you know?
- Ivy climbs with tiny roots on its stems that grip bark and walls, and it is not a parasite of the tree.
- Its leaves change shape: young shoots have lobed leaves, while flowering shoots high up have oval, unlobed ones.
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Similar plants
- Giant hogweed
Heracleum mantegazzianum
- Carrot
Daucus carota
- Poison hemlock
Conium maculatum
Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q26354 · All plants · All entries