| Hedera iberica | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Araliaceae |
| Genus: | Hedera |
| Species: | H. iberica |
| Binomial name | |
| Hedera iberica (McAll.) Ackerf. & J.Wen | |
Hedera iberica is a species ofivy (genusHedera) which is native to the western Iberian peninsula (Portugal and southwest Spain), and northern Morocco. It was formerly classified as a sub-species namedHedera maderensis iberica inHedera maderensis (K. Koch ex A. Rutherf).[1] The Iberian subspecies was subsequently classified as a distinct species.[1] It grows onslopes, rock, soil, trunks oftrees.
It is a climbingperennialshrub or bush with aerial roots.Stems are green or greenish-brown, sometimes tinged with red or purple. This plant has broad leathery leaves, 2 to 8.5 inches long, with 1-5 small lobes, regular in size and shape.
The flowers ofHedera iberica are small, greenish-yellow, gathered in large numbers inumbels, and thefruits are globular and black when ripe. This plant flowers from April to December. Over time it was cultivated in gardens and used in floral arrangements. It is anevergreen climbing plant, growing to 20–30 meters high where suitable surfaces (trees,cliffs,walls) are available, and also growing as ground cover where there are no vertical surfaces. It climbs by means of aerial rootlets which cling to the substrate.
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