Plant with a growth habit of trailing or scandent (that is, climbing) stems or runners

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A climbing leguminous plant: leafy stem with pods. Watercolour.

Passion flower (Passiflora species): twining stem with flowers and fruit. Pen drawing.

Two climbing plants: leafy stems. Watercolour.

Grape vine with fruit and leaves. Pencil drawing.

A grape vine (Vitis species): fruiting stem with separate leaves and fruit. Watercolour.

Dolichos pubescens: flowering and fruiting stem with separate floral segments. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1772.

Common or field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis): flowering stem. Watercolour, 1904.

Two plants, a fruiting clematis with separate seeds and a plant with blue fruits. Watercolour.

Vetch plant (Vicia species): flowering stem. Colour nature print by H. Bradbury.

The movements and habits of climbing plants / by Charles Darwin.

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Dolichos pubescens: flowering and fruiting stem with separate floral segments. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1772.

Common or field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis): flowering stem. Watercolour, 1904.

Two plants, a fruiting clematis with separate seeds and a plant with blue fruits. Watercolour.

Vetch plant (Vicia species): flowering stem. Colour nature print by H. Bradbury.

The movements and habits of climbing plants / by Charles Darwin.