Crimson Vine

This huge bine is a slow growing plant, with the largest known specimen reaching a length of 3,480 feet (1,060.7 meters) and growing as high as 612 feet (186.5 meters). It prefers to grow on specific trees.

It takes 48 years for the gray-green stems to mature, by which point they have often fused together into ropes with a diameter of 1.1 feet (33 cm) and are rough and gnarled.

The 7 pointed, clammy leaves reach up to 1.2 feet (36 cm) in length. They are lime on the edges and crimson at the center, and have ripped edges.

During late spring, the bine produces many small yellow flowers.