Hedera hibernica

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Family Araliaceae

Taxonomy: Hedera hibernica (G.Kirchn.) Bean

Synonyms: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)

Hedera helix var. hibernica G.Kirchn. (taxonomic synonym)

Misapplied names: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)

Hedera helix L. subsp. helix (pro parte misapplied)

Distribution (APC):

Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, ATRP

Traits

Top source datasets: RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (20). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 14 traits from 23 records in 2 datasets.

Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.

fruit morphology

fruit_width (numerical): 7.5 mm (5-10 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
fruit_height (numerical): 7.5 mm (5-10 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
fruit_type (categorical): drupe (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
fruit_colour (categorical): black (1); blue (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]

leaf morphology

leaf_length (numerical): 52.5 mm (30-100 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
leaf_width (numerical): 52.5 mm (30-100 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
petiole_length (numerical): 6.38 cm (2-11 cm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
leaf_lobation (categorical): lobed (1); unlobed (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]

life history

plant_growth_form (categorical): climber_woody (1) [sources: RBGV_2022]
life_history (categorical): perennial (1) [sources: RBGV_2022]
woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (1) [sources: RBGV_2022]

Sources

dataset_id	n_traits	n_records	reference
RBGV_2023	11	20	VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
RBGV_2022	3	3	VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.