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Vine

A weak-stemmed, herbaceous plant that needs to climb onto nearby objects, other plants or itself in order to support itself and gain access to sunlight.

Woody vines are similar to herbaceous vines, especially when their fresh shoots are young and haven't developed woody tissue.  We include them in our classification here in a separate category.  See liana for more information and images.

 

Figure A.  Climbing, twining habit of hog peanut.
(Amphicarpaea bracteata)

 

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