Copper Creeper

This colossal creeper is a very slow growing plant, with the largest known specimen reaching a length of 1,325 feet (403.9 meters) and growing as high as 272 feet (82.9 meters). It prefers to grow on trees.

It takes 17 years for the copper stems to mature, by which point they each have a diameter of 4.3 feet (1.3 meters) and are rough and woody.

The teardrop-shaped, covered in fine hairs leaves reach up to 3.4 feet (1.0 meters) in length. They are either red, or copper with dark grey dots, and have jagged edges.

During late spring, the creeper produces dozens of tiny grey flowers.