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Hedera helix
Description: This is a woody climbing or creeping vine with aerial (above ground) roots along the stems. The vines attach to the bark of trees, walls and other surfaces by a gluelike substance extruded from many small rootlike structures
Botanical Name :Hedera helix
Common Name: English Ivy
Family: Araliaceae
Height: climber
Foliage & Flower: It has 3 lobed leaves, which are thin-textured and only slightly glossy, often with a slight whitish marbling. Leaves on flowering stems are larger, and are not lobed. It has inconspicuous greenish flowers in clusters, followed by black berries. There are variegated forms with a lot of white marbling on the leaves, which are also potentially invasive.
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