List of plants known as ivy explained

Ivy usually refers to any plant species in the genus Hedera, in the family Araliaceae - notably common ivy Hedera helix.

Ivy may also refer to other plant species:-

• Boston ivy Parthenocissus tricuspidata
• cape ivy Senecio angulatus and Senecio tamoides
• coliseum ivy, Kenilworth ivy, Oxford ivy, Cymbalaria muralis
• devil's ivy Epipremnum aureum
• fig ivy (or creeping fig or climbing fig) Ficus pumila
• German ivy (or parlor ivy) Delairea odorata
• grape ivy Parthenocissus tricuspidata
• ground ivy Glechoma hederacea
• ivy of Uruguay Cissus striata
• ivy tree Heptapleurum heptaphyllum
• Japanese ivy Parthenocissus tricuspidata
• Natal ivy (or wax ivy) Senecio macroglossus
• poison ivy Toxicodendron radicans
• purple ivy Rhododendron catawbiense
• red flame ivy Hemigraphis alternata
• Swedish ivy Plectranthus verticillatus
• switch ivy Leucothoe fontanesiana