[NatureNS] Nova Scotian ivy question

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Hi Steve,

European Ivy is in the genus Hedera, in the family Araliaceae. It's  
not native here and hasn't become naturalized anywhere in Nova  
Scotia. I don't know if there is any planted in Nova Scotia, but even  
if there is, I think it it would probably be unlikely to have  
associated insects. Wish I could provide more information.

Cheers!

Chris

On 7-Aug-07, at 11:59 PM, Stephen Shaw wrote:

> 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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Christopher Majka - Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History
1747 Summer Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada  B3H 3A6
(902) 424-6435   Email <c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca>
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