Kudzu, Pueraria montana (Lour.) Merr. variety lobata (Willd.) was introduced into the United
States at the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, PA. Subsequently, it was planted …

Climbing plants require an external support to grow vertically and enhance light acquisition.
Vines that find a suitable support have greater performance and fitness than those that …

Building facades are under permanent environmental influences, such as sun and acid rain,
which age and can ultimately destroy them. Living wall systems can protect facades and …

Individual plant species that modify ecosystem properties have traditionally been thought to
be uncommon in natural systems. I hypothesize that many invasive non‐indigenous species …

Climber–abiotic parameter interactions can have important ramifications for ecosystem's
functions and community dynamics, but the extent to which these abiotic factors influence …

Although vines and self-supporting plants differ physiologically, anatomically, and
phenologically, the primary differences are biomechanical. Lacking the capacity to hold …

In science, standardization of terminology is crucial to make information accessible and
allow proper comparison of studies' results. Climbing plants and the climbing habit have …

New fossils provide the earliest unequivocal evidence of grasses. Spikelets and
inflorescence fragments with included pollen from the Paleocene/Eocene Wilcox Formation …

Species composition and forest structure change with topography. However, mechanisms
for topographical vegetation changes are still not wellunderstood, because a topographical …

Araliaceae, Schefflereae. Climbing, sometimes reach-ing 30 m, or prostrate and creeping,
forming extensive carpets. Woody stems up to 25 cm diameter, young twigs pubescent with …