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Gardens, waste spaces, on house walls and tree trunks.
20 - 30 mts.
Late summer - Late autumn.
The fruit are purple-black to
orange-yellow berries 6–8 mm in diameter, ripening in
late winter, and are an important food for many birds, though
somewhat poisonous to humans.
Ivy extracts are part of current cough medicines. In the past, the
leaves and berries were taken orally as an expectorant to treat
cough and bronchitis.
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