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trait details of "Climbing"

group of trait Morphology
description Different modes of climbing are given.
trait attribute attribute type
Climbing range of values
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possible attribute values "Climbing"
label name description
h Climbing using adhesive roots Active climbing by attaching shoots through adventitious aerial rootlets to the supporting structure
r Climbing using tendrils Active climbing using mostly thread-like, ramified or non-ramified organs or parts of them, which actively anchor to supporting structures
s Spread climbing Passive climbing by spreading the shoot system over supporting structures and/or growing through them
w Trailing Active climbing through spiral-growing of shoots around supporting structures