Climbing plant

Climbing plants are climbing plants with special climbing organs ( tendrils ), with which they cling to mostly thin branches in nature in order to be able to grow upwards. In the built environment, so-called climbing aids , or specially “ climbing frames ” or climbing aids made of slim profiles, for example wire, cord or rods, take on this function. For a secure hold, the cross-sectional shape of the above-mentioned supporting "profiles" is far less important than their size. The scope of those profiles that make up a suitable climbing aid or a climbing frame must generally be smaller than the length of the active part of a tendril.

Examples of climbing plants are peas , pumpkins , passion flowers , clematis and grapevines .

Some climbing plants form tendrils that do not necessarily need a comprehensive support profile. The adhesive disc tendrils of Parthenocissus tricuspidata ( three-pointed young fern ) are very well known . But also the bell vine Cobaea scandens finds support on surfaces. Its filigree, branched tendrils cling to bumps, for example those of rough tree bark.