FW: [NatureNS] Nova Scotian ivy question

Date: Wed, 08 Aug 2007 19:56:01 -0300
From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
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Thanks, Marian! from Steve and Jim et al. -- that's what I thought for the
ivy east of the Bank of Montreal in Wolfville -- look in an alley-way
corridor between buildings, just west of Acton's Grill Restaurant?
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From: Marian Munro <ZINCKMC@gov.ns.ca>
Date: Wed, 08 Aug 2007 10:47:24 -0300
To: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
Subject: Re: FW: [NatureNS] Nova Scotian ivy question

Jim, between the buildings in Wolfville in my recollection, is English-ivy,
Hedera helix, a ginseng family member.

Makes sense that this might be the species he is looking for. I can think of
no localities in Halifax. But if you were to put it out on Nature-NS I am
sure someone will report. Even the public gardens may have it.

Regards, Marian

>>> Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> 8/8/2007 10:27 AM >>>
Besides Virginia creeper, we also have lots of a close relative, Boston ivy,
here on the buildings of Acadia Univ.  And I know a location in downtown
Wolfville where a more exotic type of creeping ivy is growing in an opening
bwtween buildings, east of the Bank of Montreal.  Cheers from Jim in
Wolfville
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From: Stephen Shaw <srshaw@dal.ca>
Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Date: Tue, 07 Aug 2007 23:59:46 -0300
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: [NatureNS] Nova Scotian ivy question

Hi all,
A biologist who's briefly visiting from UK and who I mentioned here earlier
has
just asked me if there is any native ivy in Nova Scotia.  We have had
considerable success in collecting locally several species of jumping bugs
(Homoptera -- treehoppers, leafhoppers, froghoppers -- thanks Chris and
others
for earlier info on these). He's also interested in a particular group that
in
UK lives exclusively on the dark green creeping ivy that is common climbing
up
walls and buildings there (I don't know the species name).  He's interested
in
the phenomenal jump mechanism of this varied group of jumpers, which has
something in common with the operation of a crossbow.

Does anyone have any ideas to offer on ivy?  If so, could you recommend a
location for ivy in or fairly near Halifax (say as far as Wolfville) that we
could visit?  Alternatively, presumably there will be some stands of
introduced
UK ivy over here as well.  I know where to find some Virginia Creeper, but
which I suspect may not be closely related.

Any info would be welcome even if it is negative on the presence of "ivy".
He is
here only for another 10 days.
Steve

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