Assertion: invasive vine | /r/CapableOf | inhibit carbohydrate flow
Facets:
value: to the leaves
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: above ground growing points
type: LOCATION
value: to water and nutrient flow
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: As witnessed on many trees, the growth habit of this vine typically wraps around tree trunks as it grows upwards where it eventually constricts the host plant’s vascular system, thus inhibiting carbohydrate flow from the leaves to the roots and water and nutrient flow from the roots to the leaves and above ground growing points.