Hedera helix (common ivy, English ivy, European ivy, or just ivy) is a species of flowering plant in the family Araliaceae, native to most of Europe and western Asia. A rampant, clinging evergreen vine, it is a familiar sight in gardens, waste spaces, on house walls, tree trunks and in wild areas across its native habitat. It is labeled as an invasive species in a number of areas where it has been introduced.
The flowers are produced from late summer until late autumn, individually small, in 3-to-5 cm-diameter umbels, greenish-yellow, and very rich in nectar, an important late autumn food source for bees and other insects. The fruit are purple-black to orange-yellow berries 6–8 mm in diameter, ripening in late winter, and are an important food for many birds, though somewhat poisonous to humans. One to five seeds are in each berry, which are dispersed after being eaten by birds.
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Hedera helix (Ivy ya kawaida, Ivy ya Kiingereza, Ivy ya Ulaya, au Ivy tu) ni spishi ya mmea wa maua katika familia ya Araliaceae, asili ya Ulaya na Asia ya magharibi. Mti wa mzabibu wa kijani kibichi unaoenea sana, ni maono ya kawaida katika bustani, maeneo ya taka, kwenye kuta za nyumba, kwenye shina la mti na katika maeneo ya mwituni katika mazingira yake ya asili. Imeorodheshwa kuwa spishi ya uvamizi katika maeneo kadhaa ambapo imeingizwa. Maua hutokea kuanzia mwishoni mwa majira ya kiangazi hadi mwishoni mwa vuli, ni madogo, yana umbels yenye kipenyo cha sentimita 3 hadi 5, na ni ya rangi ya manjano-kijani, na ni tajiri sana katika nectar, chanzo muhimu cha chakula cha majira ya vuli kwa nyuki na wadudu wengine. Matunda ni ya rangi ya zambarau-nyeusi hadi machungwa-njano, yenye kipenyo cha 6mm hadi 8mm, na hukomaa mwishoni mwa majira ya baridi kali, na ni chakula muhimu kwa ndege wengi, ingawa ni sumu kwa wanadamu. Kila berry ina mbegu moja hadi tano, ambazo huenea baada ya kula na ndege. Kujiunga na mimi kwa Floral Ijumaa Picha kwa kuunganisha picha yako maua chini, na tafadhali kuondoka maoni mara moja umefanya hivyo. *** Kama wewe kushiriki katika meme, tafadhali kuonyesha kiungo hai nyuma ya tovuti hii juu ya chapisho lako mwenyewe blog! *** Matakwa bora kwa kila mtu kwa ajili ya msimu wa sherehe! MWEZE MWAKA MUPya wa 2019 uwe na afya, furaha na maua mengi!