What do Aleurites and Fatshedera lizei have in common?
Fatshedera lizei × Fatshedera lizei is a hybrid of flowering plants, common name tree ivy or aralia ivy. The hybrid symbol × in front of the name indicates that this is an inter-generic hybrid, a cross between plants from different genera. × "F. lizei" was created by crossing "Fatsia japonica" 'Moserii' (Moser's Japanese fatsia, the seed parent) and "Hedera helix" (common ivy, the pollen parent) at the Lizé Frères tree nursery at Nantes in France in 1912. Its generic name is derived from the names of the two parent genera.
Hessian fly The Hessian fly or barley midge, "Mayetiola destructor", is a species of fly that is a significant pest of cereal crops including wheat, barley and rye. Though a native of Asia it was transported into Europe and later into North America, supposedly in the straw bedding of Hessian troops during the American Revolution (1775–83). There are usually two generations a year but may be up to five. In the spring the dark-coloured female lays about 250 to 300 reddish eggs on plants, usually where the stems are covered by leaves; the larvae feed on the sap and weaken the plants so that they cannot bear grain.