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Coppervine

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

This small bine is a fast growing plant, with the largest known specimen reaching a length of 9 feet (2.7 meters)0. It prefers to grow on rock formations.

It takes 4 months for the copper stems to mature, by which point they have often fused together into ropes with a diameter of 1 cm (0.4 inches) and are rough and gnarled.

The wide, waxy leaves reach up to 3 inches (8 cm) in length. They are either brown or caramel, with blue edges, and have smooth edges.

During late spring, the bine produces lots of small bronze flowers.

It usually houses a colony of beneficial insects.
It is suitable for creating flexible, durable textiles
It is bio-luminescent.