[split] f35v parallels "oak and ivy"

[Koen G]

Bad news, it looks like our plant suffered greatly under the record-shattering draught and heat we've been experiencing, and most of it had shriveled to what looked like dead wood. Some pathetic leaves still grew on it here and there, and I snapped a picture of one twig, but that won't teach us much new I'm afraid. Also, my phone's camera performed rather poorly in the forest light conditions.

   

Anyway, observing this plant has led me to some thoughts about the VM drawing we're discussing in this thread. 

If :

• the plant is intended to have a separate root system from the main stem 
  
• and the drawing is somewhat reliable 
  
• and the main stem is meant as a tree
  

then it should be called a You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. (which is a growth form rather than an actual race of plants). From the wiki: "A liana is any of various long-stemmed, woody vines that are rooted in the soil at ground level and use trees, as well as other means of vertical support, to climb up to the canopy to get access to well-lit areas of the forest." I used to think lianas were limited to Tarzan's habitat, but apparently there are plenty of plants with this habit in temperate regions as well.