English ivy Araliaceae Hedera helix

Leaf:Alternate, simple, evergreen and thickened, 2 to 4 inches long, shiny dark green to blue green above with pale veins and lighter green below; juvenile leaves and leaves on non-flowering stems are 3 to 5 lobed, flowering stems typically have unlobed, ovate to diamond-shaped leaves.
Flower:Perfect, small, greenish white, in round clusters; appearing in fall.
Fruit:Round black drupes, 1/4 inch across; ripen over winter.
Twig:Slender, light green but later turning light brown with aerial rootlets.
Bark:Light brown slightly rough and finely scaly with numerous rootlets at the nodes.
Form:A low spreading ground cover that can also climb high onto buildings and trees using aerial roots.

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