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Asteraceae

Cape-ivy

Delairea odorata Lem.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Delairea

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Cape-ivy: Delairea odorata , an invasive Species in coastal California, photographed on the western side of Buena Vista Park, San Francisco
Photo: Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (8)
Arabic
سنيسيو صبار
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سنيسيو صبار
English
Cape-ivy
Finnish
Murattivillakko
French
Lierre d'Allemagne, Séneçon grimpant
Slovenian
Južnoafriški bršljan
Spanish
Delairea, Breonia palmata, Ipomoea hederacea, Mikania senecioides
Welsh
Creulys dail eiddew

Synonyms

  • Delairea scandens Lem.
  • Senecio mikanioides Otto ex Walp.
  • Senecio mikanioides Otto ex Harv.
  • Senecio scandens DC.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb, Vine
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.