Merremia hederacea, the ivy woodrose, is a flowering vine of the family Convolvulaceae native to tropical and subtropical Old World to Pacific. M. hederacea has a wide range of distribution, found naturally in tropical and subtropical Old World, but introduced to Colombia, Cuba, Trinidad etc.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Ivy-like Merremia being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Solanales
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Genus
- Merremia
- Species
- Merremia hederacea
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