Vine

The term vine was originally a term for the plant on which grapes grew, from the word for wine (Greek ''oinos''), for which grapes were grown. In American usage "vine" is now a generic term for all climbing plants. In British English "The vine" is specifically the Grape ; other vines are termed "climbers". == Climbing plants == Certain plants always grow as vines, while a few grow as vines only part of the time. For instance, Toxicodendron and Bittersweet can grow as low shrubs when support is not available, but will become vines when support is available. A vine is a growth form based on long, flexible stems. This has two purposes. A vine may use rock exposures, other plants, or other supports for growth rather than investing energy in a lot of supportive tissue, enabling the plant to reach sunlight with a minimum investment of energy. This has been a highly-successful growth form for plants such as Kudzu and Japanese honeysuckle, both of which are invasive exotic in parts of North America. Conversely, there are some tropical vines that develop skototropism and grow away from the light, a type of negative phototropism. The vine growth form may also enable plants to colonize large areas quickly, even without climbing high. This is the case with Periwinkle (plant) and Ground-ivy. Most vines are flowering plants. These may be divided into woody vines or lianas, such as Wisteria, Kiwifruit, and Hedera, and herbaceous (nonwoody) vines, such as Morning glory. One odd group of vining plants is the fern genus Lygodium, called climbing fern. Here, the plant's stem does not climb, but rather the fronds (leaves) do. The fronds unroll from the tip, and theoretically never stop growing. In the meantime, they can form thickets as they unroll over other plants, rockfaces, and fences. ==See also== *Liana *Lycopodiopsida (Clubmosses) ---- For the Australian garage rock band, see the Vines. Plants

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== Climbers and grouncovers == The article has: ''Generally, climbers are always woody vines, while nonwoody or herbaceous vines are not climbers but rather groundcovers.'' This seems wrong. I'm thinking of morning glory and bindweeds, annual common bean, various cucurbits... Am I missing something? User:Pekinensis 22:51, 5 Feb 2005 (UTC)

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Vineland_Township,_MN
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Vineta
Vinetou
Vinette,_Ontario
Vineyard
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Vineyard,_New_South_Wales
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Vineyard,_Utah
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Vineyard_Haven,_Massachusetts
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Vineyard_Movement
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Vine_(demon)
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Vine_Grove
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Vine_Grove,_KY
Vine_Hill
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Vine_Hill,_California
Vine_Hill,_California
Vine_of_Sodom
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