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Created: 2011-09-05
Updated: 2011-09-05

Modified leaves assist climb: passion flower


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Slide_show_arrows  1 of 1 Passion flower tendril / Nagarazoku / LicenseCC-by-sa - Attribution Share Alike

Vetches and passion flowers climb other plants with the help of leaves modified into tendrils.

Biomimicry Taxonomy
 
Taxonomy_1 Move or stay put >
Taxonomy_2 Attach >
Taxonomy_3 Temporarily
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"Vetches and passion flowers have modified some of their leaves even more extremely and converted them into tendrils. These grope around in space until they touch the stem of another and swiftly coil around it." (Attenborough 1995:161-162)
About the inspiring organism
Med_31869389_17a54ebe63_b Passiflora
Passiflora


Organism/taxonomy data provided by:
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2008 Annual Checklist

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Application Ideas: Fasteners, clips, snaps, slide fastener tapes.

Industrial Sector(s) interested in this strategy: Hardware

References
Attenborough, D. 1995. The Private Life of Plants: A Natural History of Plant Behavior. London: BBC Books. 320 p.
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