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Hedera colchica (K. Koch) K. Koch

Persian ivy (Araliaceae)

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Hedera colchica has wide, hardly lobed leaves, often with a few shallow teeth.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2016-12-15

 Persian ivy / Hedera colchica: _Hedera colchica_ has wide, hardly lobed leaves, often with a few shallow teeth.

The inflorescences of Hedera colchica are similar to those of other Hedera species.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2016-12-15

 Persian ivy / Hedera colchica: The inflorescences of _Hedera colchica_ are similar to those of other _Hedera_ species.

The young leaves and stems of Hedera colchica, like Hedera algeriensis but unlike the native Hedera helix and Hedera hibernica, have orange-brown hairs with 8–25 arms, all largely fused together.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2016-12-15

 Persian ivy / Hedera colchica: The young leaves and stems of _Hedera colchica_, like _Hedera algeriensis_ but unlike the native _Hedera helix_ and _Hedera hibernica_, have orange-brown hairs with 8–25 arms, all largely fused together.

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