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Hedera
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Hedera, commonly called ivy (plural ivies), is a genus of 12–15 species of evergreen climbing or ground-creeping woody plants in the family Araliaceae, native to Western Europe, Central Europe, Southern Europe, Macaronesia, northwestern Africa and across central-southern Asia east to Japan and Taiwan. Several species are cultivated as climbing ornamentals, and the name ivy especially denotes common ivy (Hedera helix), known in North America as "English ivy", which is frequently planted to clothe brick walls.
Hedera, commonly called ivy, is a group of about 12–15 species of evergreen climbing plants native to Europe, North Africa, and Asia that are popular in gardens and landscaping. The most well-known species is common ivy (Hedera helix), widely used to cover walls and other structures for decorative purposes.
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Species
ground-ivy
Hedera
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumCnidaria
- ClassAnthozoa
- OrderMalacalcyonacea
- FamilyAlcyoniidae
Common Name: tree ivy
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Research
999 papers- The Effects of Ivy (Hedera helix) on Respiratory Problems and Cough in Humans: A Review.ReviewAdvances in experimental medicine and biology · 2021Baharara H, Moghadam AT, Sahebkar A et al.DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-73234-9_23
- Ivy leaf (Hedera helix) for acute upper respiratory tract infections: an updated systematic review.European journal of clinical pharmacology · 2021Sierocinski E, Holzinger F, Chenot JFDOI: 10.1007/s00228-021-03090-4
- Mechanistic Evidence of Andrographis paniculata (Burm. f.) Wall. ex Nees, Pelargonium sidoides DC., Echinacea Species and a Combination of Hedera helix L., Primula veris L./Primula elatior L. and Thymus vulgaris L./Thymus zygis L. in the Treatment of Acute, Uncomplicated Respiratory Tract Infections: A Systematic Literature Review and Expert Interviews.ReviewPharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Veldman LBM, Belt-Van Zoen E, Baars EWDOI: 10.3390/ph16091206
- Hederagenin from Hedera helix Promotes Fat Browning in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Choi SM, Lee HS, Lim SH et al.DOI: 10.3390/plants13192789
- Hereditary Myelopathies.ReviewContinuum (Minneapolis, Minn.) · 2018Hedera PDOI: 10.1212/CON.0000000000000580
- Evaluation of Hedera species as herbal medicine raw materials.Natural product research · 2025Gökkaya İ, Yazici N, Seyhan G et al.DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2024.2370044
- Dermatitis from common ivy (Hedera helix L. subsp. helix) in Europe: past, present, and future.ReviewContact dermatitis · 2010Paulsen E, Christensen LP, Andersen KEDOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2009.01677.x
- In-depth molecular assessment of Hedera helix's L. α - Hederin & Hederacoside C as a gastroprotective & a possible safe Omeprazole phyto-alternative in ethanol-induced gastric ulcer mice model.International immunopharmacology · 2025Shokry AA, Bashir DW, Gamil NM et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2025.114541
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17 sectionsContents
- Description
- Ecology
- Taxonomy and evolution
- Evolution
- Uses and cultivation
- Problems and dangers
- On trees
- On walls
- Invasive exotic
- Toxicity
- Stinging insects
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Hedera, commonly called ivy (plural ivies), is a genus of 12–15 species of evergreen climbing or ground-creeping woody plants in the family Araliaceae, native to Western Europe, Central Europe, Southern Europe, Macaronesia, northwestern Africa and across central-southern Asia east to Japan and Taiwan. Several species are cultivated as climbing ornamentals, and the name ivy especially denotes common ivy (Hedera helix), known in North America as "English ivy", which is frequently planted to clothe brick walls.
==Description== right|thumb|Hedera helix adult leaves and unripe berries in Ayrshire, Scotland
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