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Scientific Name
Hedera helix
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Hedera helix L.
Park
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park (GUCO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
English ivy
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae |
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta |
| Superdivision | Embryophyta |
| Division | Tracheophyta |
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Superorder | Asteranae |
| Order | Apiales |
| Family | Araliaceae |
| Genus | Hedera |
| Species | Hedera helix |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: White and Pyne 2003
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Native Range: Europe (Weber 2003), including England, Ireland, the Mediterranean and northern Europe (Bossard et al. 2000).; Data Source: http://plants.usda.gov, 10 August 2007
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable.
In legacy NPSpecies Weedy value was Yes with comment: Persistent, established, and spreading around old home sites, in suburban woodlands and waste areas; uncommon. (Weakley 2007)
In legacy NPSpecies Pest value was Yes with comment: Natureserve I-Rank: High/Medium. I-Rank Reasons Summary: Hedera helix is shown to negatively effect forest biodiversity, especially in the Pacific Northwest. It is also a popular landscaping plant. There is no guaranteed method for either keeping H. helix out of natural areas or removing it once it has established.
Abundance
Unknown
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
5
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
trl-MACA
Created Date
9/18/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
cbledsoe@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
7/9/2024 10:58:20 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Langdon and Rock 2000; Rogers 2000; White and Pyne 2003
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