Hedera helix
Ivy · also Common ivy, English ivy, European ivy
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Hedera helix, commonly known as Ivy, is a clinging evergreen vine native to Europe and Western Asia, recognized by its distinct lobed juvenile leaves and unlobed mature leaves. It thrives in shady locations, serving as an important food and shelter source for urban wildlife. This ornamental plant is valued for groundcover and covering structures, and is generally not damaging to sound buildings or healthy trees.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 910.01%—0.3 in
- 10.00%——
- 10.00%——
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Sun
- Part shade, Full shade
- Roots
- Non-invasive
- Wildlife value
- High
- Blooms
- Sep, Oct, Nov
Trunk diameters across every city: median 0.3 in, mean 0.4 in, 90th percentile 0.8 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Baltic mixed forests
- Central European mixed forests
- East European forest steppe
- European Atlantic mixed forests
- Western European broadleaf forests
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands & Scrub
- Aegean and Western Turkey sclerophyllous and mixed forests
- Northeast Spain and Southern France Mediterranean forests