### plant | tracheophyte | vine | cucumber:

Fresh cucumber
* are dull green in color.
* is what a local veterinary team uses to cut the pet odor at their clinic.
* regulates the work of the intestines and normalizes stool.

Wild cucumber
* Some wild cucumbers keep seeds.
* looks similar to a related vine, bur cucumber.

Deciduous vine
* Most deciduous vines have roots.
* lose their leaves in winter allowing the sun's heat to strike the building.

Dichondra
* has a deep root system when properly irrigated.
* is the quintessential ornamental lawn
  - used instead of turfgrass in California
* warm season ground cover that grows close to the ground.

Dodder
* can also reproduce from detached stem pieces vegetatively.
* reproduces by seed.

Grape vine
* Some grape vines have tendrils.
* need sunlight.

Ground ivy
* Ground ivies are vines.
* is an aggressive weed that can tolerate shade and poorly drained soils
  - more common in the East, but can be found throughout the United States
  - well adapted to moist, shady areas , where it can easily out compete turfgrass
* low-growing, creeping, invasive perennial
  - perennial broadleaf weed
* spreads by seed and the vining stems which root at their nodes
  - stolons and sometimes by seed
  - via creeping stems that propagate new plants

Groundnut
* are highly susceptible to white grub damage
  - part of groundnuts
  - prone to such infestation which produces aflatoxin
  - rich in thiamine and nicotinic acid
  - tubers
* bring important addition to family nutrition.

Hyacinth bean
* is also an annual vine.
* requires warm soil to germinate well, preferably with well drained, evenly moist soil.

Indeterminate vine
* can really take up space.
* continue to grow in length through the season, so require more space.
* resist vericillium wilt and provide good protection against sunscald.

Infected vine
* become reservoirs for the bacteria.
* can die in as little as one to two years.
* die eventually, and entire plants die occasionally.

### plant | tracheophyte | vine:

Ivy
* Ivies are also useful as trailers in hanging baskets or as ground cover between larger plants
  - the most common and one of the easiest plants to use for hollow topiaries
  - very useful in hanging baskets, for draping over walls, or as a ground cover
* Ivies thrive in areas of bright sunlight or bright indirect light
  - under light trays like the ones used for African violets
* Most ivies prefer bright, indirect light rather than the intense sunlight of a south-facing window.
* growing on buildings or trees creates many nesting sites.
* symbolizes fertility.

### plant | tracheophyte | vine | ivy:

English ivy
* favorite of traditionalists.
* is an evergreen vine with glossy green leaves
  - cultivated in Europe and North America in gardens, landscapes and as house plants
  - fairly drought tolerant once it is established
  - native to Europe
  - one of the few exotics that can become established and grow in deep shade
  - used as a ground cover and for clinging to walls and tree trunks
* outcompetes both grasses, herbs and trees, often reducing animal feeding habitats.
* popular ground cover that grows beautifully in sunny and shady areas.
* practical ground cover for use in large shaded areas.
* spreads easily and creates a dense layer of foliage.
* threat to the integrity of the ancient redwood forest.

Poison ivy
* Some poison ivy does have mild lobes along the leaf edge.
* is contact dermatitis