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Cliffvine

Shrub type: Deciduous (Grows upwards by clinging to almost any surface.)

This large shrub grows up to 5 feet (1.5 meters) tall and lives for decades, with the oldest known specimen being around 152 years old. It is very resistant to disease but is susceptible to destructive insect infestation.

It has many long and flexible, twisting stems covered in thin, knobbly, brown and grey bark, and the wood inside is mahogany-coloured.

The branches trail down to the ground with dozens of twigs that and are covered with very large amounts of small, thick, leaves with smooth edges. The leaves themselves are dark green with hazel tips, tough and fuzzy.

It produces many balls of medium-sized, dark brown flowers with 4 pointed petals with a tube-like floral cup. They are sturdy and have an overpowering scent that smells like something putrid. In midwinter it forms smallwhite, shelled seeds.

It is excellent at collecting and storing carbon dioxide
The stems are covered in large spikes.
All of it is said to be part of one single, massive plant.
It is suitable for making baskets and the like