Seasonal Interest and Photographs

Hedera helix L.
 
English Ivy

Flowers: Only on mature (adult) form; loose umbels, green-white, in September-October.

Foliage: Dark green lustrous above, whitish veins. On adult plants, bright lustrous green, without prominent veins.

Fruit: Black, berry-like drupe, ripening in April-May after flowering the previous fall.

 

Location: Common on campus; the most spectacular plant is growing up an Osage Orange tree on the west side of Parking Lot 36, near the corner of Douglas and Oakland St.

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