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Ivy. Margaret Bartonivy

Hedera helix

  • A common, evergreen climber
     
  • Also sprawls over the ground
     
  • Dark green, glossy leaves are three- or five-lobed, (like a maple leaf), on young stems
     
  • Leaves are heart-shaped on the flowering stems
     
  • The yellowish-green flowers are borne in small clusters
     

Where found

Grows well almost anywhere throughout the UK – woodland, scrub, isolated trees, wasteland, walls and rocks.
 

When to look forAdd the dates of when you first record this species

  • Flowers in September/October
     
    Ripe fruit in November to January