Hedera (; English name ivy, plural ivies)'s a genus of 15 species of climbing or ground-creeping evergreen woody plants in the family Araliaceae, native to the Atlantic Islands, western, central and southern Europe, northwestern Africa and across central-southern Asia east to Japan. On suitable surfaces (trees and rock faces), they're able to climb to at least 25–30 metres above the basal ground level. Regional English common names for ivy include Bindwood and Lovestone (for the way it c… (More on Ivy)