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Hedera helix L.

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Sp. Pl.: 202 (1753)

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Apiales
family
Araliaceae
genus
Hedera
species
Hedera helix

Name

Synonyms
Hedera helix subsp. leucoclina F.Cayet, Coulomb & M.Grégoire, 2022
Hedera helix subsp. pavonii F.Cayet, Coulomb & M.Grégoire, 2022
Hedera helix subsp. vulgaris DC.
Hedera helix var. aurantica Hibberd
Hedera helix var. palmatoaurea Lawr.
Hedera helix var. vulgaris DC.
Homonyms
Hedera helix Lowe
Hedera helix L.
Common names
Almindelig vedbend in Danish
Almindelig vedbend in Danish
Edera in Italian
Edera in Italian
Edera in Italian
Efeu in German
Efeu in German
Efeu in German
Efeu in German
Efeu in German
Efeu in German
English Ivy in English
English Ivy in English
English Ivy, Common Ivy, European Ivy, Ivy, Needlepoint Ivy, Ripple Ivy in English
English Ivy, Common Ivy, European Ivy, Ivy, Needlepoint Ivy, Ripple Ivy in English
English ivy in English
English ivy in English
English ivy in English
English ivy in English
English ivy in English
English ivy, Common ivy, European ivy, Ivy, Needlepoint ivy, Ripple ivy in English
Gewöhnlicher Efeu in German
Gewöhnlicher Efeu in German
Gewöhnlicher Efeu in German
Iorwg in Welsh
Ivy in English
Ivy in English
Ivy in English
Klimop in Dutch
Lierre in French
Lierre in French
Lierre grimpant in French
Lierre grimpant in French
Lierre grimpant, Herbe de saint Jean, Lierre commun in French
Vedbend in Danish
Vedbend in Danish
Vedbend in Danish
bergflette in Norwegian Bokmål
bergflette in Norwegian
eidheann in Scottish Gaelic
eidhinn in Scottish Gaelic
euroopanmuratti in Finnish
euroopanmuratti in Finnish
gort in Scottish Gaelic
hedera-variegata in Portuguese
hedera-variegata in Portuguese
hera in Portuguese
hera in Portuguese
hera-inglesa in Portuguese
hera-inglesa in Portuguese

Bibliographic References

  1. Alaska Exotic Plants Information Clearinghouse (AKEPIC) (2021), https://accs.uaa.alaska.edu/invasive-species/non-native-plant-species-list
  2. Colling G., Helminger T., Krippel Y., Schneider S. & Daco L. 2025. - Red List of the Vascular Plants of Luxembourg. Ferrantia 93, Musée national d’histoire naturelle, Luxembourg, 65 pp http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q136766546
  3. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
  4. Karlsson (1998) Förteckning över svenska kärlväxter (The vascular plants of Sweden - a checklist)
  5. Mirek Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa H., Zając A., Zając A., Zając M.. 2020. Vascular plants of Poland. An annotated checklist. W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków. W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków
  6. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) PLANTS Database (2021bvt), https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=HEHE
  7. Van der Meijden, R. (2005)
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