Delairea odorata
Species of vine in the daisy family Asteraceae / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Delairea odorata is a climber within the family Asteraceae that is native to South Africa. One of the two species in the genus Delairea (the other being Delairea aparadensis), it was previously included in the genus Senecio as Senecio mikanioides.[3] It is known as Cape ivy in some parts of the world (US) and German ivy[4] in others (Britain, Ireland). Other names include parlor ivy and Italian ivy.[5]
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
Tribe: | Senecioneae |
Genus: | Delairea |
Species: | D. odorata |
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Delairea odorata | |
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It is a twining perennial, herbaceous plant that grows 3 metres tall.[6] Its multi-lobed leaves somewhat resemble those of the unrelated English ivy. Originally used as an ornamental plant on trellises and as groundcover, it is now rarely cultivated because of its invasiveness, in addition to being a weed.[7]