*Hedera hibernica (G. Kirchner) Bean. Common name: Atlantic Ivy, Irish Ivy. Phenology: Jun-Jul. Habitat: Persistent, established, and spreading around old home sites, in suburban woodlands and waste areas. Distribution: Native of Europe.
Origin/Endemic status: Europe
Taxonomy Comments: H. hibernica is tetraploid, n = 48. This species was apparently widely planted later than H. helix.
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA13, K4, NY, Ackerfield & Wen (2002), Frodin & Govaerts (2003), Green, Ramsey, & Ramsey (2011); = Hedera helix L. ssp. hibernica (G.Kirchn.) McClint. — Stace (2010); = Hedera helix L. var. hibernica G.Kirchn. — Mo2, Graham (1966), Staff of the Bailey Hortorium (1976); = n/a — Tat; < Hedera helix L. — C, F, G, Il, RAB, S, W, WH3. Basionym: Hedera helix L. var. hibernica G.Kirchn. 1864
Links to other floras: = Hedera hibernica - FNA13
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
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