Hedera hibernica

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Hedera hibernica
Hedera hibernica shoot with flower buds
Hedera hibernica shoot with flower buds
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Apiales
Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Hedera
Species: H. hibernica
Binomial name
Hedera hibernica
(Kirchn.) Bean
Hedera hibernica with berries, Hertfordshire, UK, February
Hedera hibernica with berries, Hertfordshire, UK, February

Hedera hibernica is a species of Ivy (genus Hedera) which is native to the Atlantic coast of Europe. Its common names are the Atlantic Ivy or Irish Ivy.

H. hibernica, like the related H. helix (English Ivy), is a dangerously invasive weed in parts of North America with mild winters.