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3841
Woody vine
Perennial
Non-native: the Caucasus
Documented growing wild in - NC SC
Rare
Look for it to be persistent after cultivation, perhaps not naturalized, per Weakley's Flora
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This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Greenish-white
5 sepals?
5 petals?
Inferior ovary
Flowers in umbels
FRUIT:
Winter/SpringFall
Black
Drupe
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Apiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Hedera colchica
FAMILY
Araliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hedera colchica
FAMILY
Araliaceae
COMMON NAME:
Persian Ivy
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