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Coppervine

Climbing plant type: Bine (Grows upwards by winding itself around other objects and plants.)

This small bine is a quick growing plant, with the largest known specimen reaching a length of 13 feet (4.0 meters) and growing as high as 148 feet (45.1 meters). It prefers to grow on trees.

It takes 4 months for the red stems to mature, by which point they sometimes have a diameter of 1 cm (0.4 inches) and are smooth and slick.

The perforated, smooth leaves reach up to 5 inches (13 cm) in length. They are a shade of copper or lime that gradient shifts to brown at the top, and have serrated edges.

It is suitable for use as a construction material
It absorbs an exceptionally large amount of water each day.