Hedera algeriensis Hibberd, Araliaceae

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Present on Pacific Islands?  no

Primarily a threat at high elevations?  no

Risk assessment results:  High risk, score: 4 (Go to the risk assessment)

Common name(s): [more details]

English: Algerian ivy

Habit:  vine

Description:  "High-climbing liana; sap sweet-scented; star-shaped hairs on live plant orange or reddish, rays always pressed flat against surface, drying whitish with central reddish spot.  Leaf blades on vegetative shoots usually shortly 3-lobed, 3-7.5 x 3-8 inches, glossy to dull yellow-green to emerald"  (Staples & Herbst, 2005; p. 132).

Habitat/ecology:  (no habitat/ecology info known by PIER)

Propagation:  (no propagation information known by PIER)

Native range:  Algeria and North Africa (Staples & Herbst, 2005; p. 132).

Additional information:
Additional online information about Hedera algeriensis is available from the Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR).

Information about Hedera algeriensis as a weed (worldwide references) may be available from the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).

Taxonomic information about Hedera algeriensis may be available from the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

References:

Staples, George W./Herbst, Derral R. 2005. A tropical garden flora: plants cultivated in the Hawaiian Islands and other tropical places. Bishop Museum Press, Honolulu. 908 pp.