Hedera iberica
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| Hedera iberica | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Araliaceae |
| Genus: | Hedera |
| Species: | H. iberica |
| Binomial name | |
| Hedera iberica (McAll.) Ackerf. & J.Wen | |
Hedera iberica is a species of ivy (genus Hedera) which is native to the western Iberian peninsula (Portugal and southwest Spain), and northern Morocco. It was formerly classified as a sub-species named Hedera maderensis iberica in Hedera maderensis (K. Koch ex A. Rutherf).[1] The Iberian subspecies was subsequently classified as a distinct species.[1] It grows on slopes, rock, soil, trunks of trees.