Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Apiales Nakai
Family
Araliaceae
Genus
Hedera L.
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Hedera canariensis Willd. (1830)
Synonymy:
  • ≡ Hedera helix subsp. canariensis (Willd.) Cout., Fl. Portugal 428 (1913)
Vernacular Name(s):
Canary ivy
 Description

Young stems and petioles burgundy red, with stellate hairs and many 12–16–(20)-rayed scale-like hairs; lvs of non-flowering shoots usually shallowly 3-lobed, usually variegated.

[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4. as Hedera helix subsp. canariensis]

 Biostatus
Exotic
 Phenology

Flowering: Mar.–May.

 Bibliography
Coutinho, A.X.P. 1913: A Flora de Portugal.
Frodin, D.G.; Govaerts, R. 2003: World checklist and bibliography of Araliaceae. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.