The following photos will allow you to identify vine and other climbing plants. Click on image to view plant details.
![Actinidia deliciosa cv](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Actinidia-deliciosa-cv-2-480x480.jpg)
Kiwifruit, Chinese Goosberry
Origin: The wild type is native to Eastern Asia.
![bryonia dioica](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/bryonia-dioica-480x480.jpg)
Red Bryony, White Bryony
Origin: Asia, Europe
![](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Calystegia-sepium-480.jpg)
Larger Bindweed, Hedge Bindweed
Origin: Nearly global
![](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Campsis-radicans-cv-480.jpg)
Trumpet Vine, Trumpet Creeper
Origin: The wild type is native to the USA.
![](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Capparis-spinosa-480px.jpg)
Caper Bush, Flinders Rose
Origin: Mediterranean (Europe, North Africa, Western Asia), Australia, Pacific (Guam, Vanuatu)
![](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Centrosema-molle-480.jpg)
Butterfly Pea, Centro
Origin: South America and naturalized in other tropical or subtropical regions.
![Cissus rhombifolia](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Cissus-rhombifolia.jpg)
Grape Ivy
Origin: Central to South America
![Clematis Multi Blue](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Clematis-Multi-Blue.jpg)
Clematis
Origin: Only cultivated
![Clematis montana](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Clematis-montana.jpg)
Anemone Clematis
Origin: Afghanistan to Taiwan
![Clematis vitalba](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Clematis.jpg)
Old Man's Beard, Traveller's Joy
Origin: Africa (Algeria), Western Asia, Europe
![Common Ivy Hedera helix](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Common-Ivy-Hedera-helix-480x480.jpg)
Hedera helix
Origin: Africa (North Africa), Asia (Caucasus, Western Asia), Europe and as an introduced species also in in other regions.
Height: Up to 30 meters
![](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Convolvulus-arvensis-480.jpg)
Common Bindweed, Lesser Bindweed
Origin: Asia, Europe, Northern Africa
![](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Convolvulus-tricolor-480.jpg)
Dwarf Morning Glory, Tricolour Convolvulus
Origin: The wild type is native to Europe and Northern Africa.
![Cucumis sativus](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Cucumissativus-480x480.jpg)
Cucumber
Origin: Probably Asia, widely cultivated.
![Cucumis sativus cv](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Cucumis-sativus-cv-480x480.jpg)
Cucumber
Origin: Probably Asia, widely cultivated.
![](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Cucurbita-pepo-ssp-pepo-480.jpg)
Zucchini
Origin: Only cultivated
![Cymbalaria muralis](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/1_Cymbalaria-muralis-480x480.jpg)
Ivy-Leaved Toadflax, Kenilworth Ivy
Origin: Europe
![Dischidia ruscifolia](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Dischidia-ruscifolia-480x480.jpg)
Million Hearts
Origin: Philippines
![Ecballium elaterium](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Ecballium-elaterium-480x480.jpg)
Squirting Cucumber, Exploding Cucumber
Origin: Europe, Asia, Northern Africa
![Epipremnum aureum Global Green](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Epipremnum-aureum-Global-Green-480x480.webp)
Global Green Pothos
Origin: The wild type is native to the Society Islands in French Polynesia
Height: The climbing or creeping shoots can reach lengths of several meters.
USDA zone: 12 (50 °F/10 °C)
![Epipremnum aureum Marble Queen](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Epipremnum-aureum-Marble-Queen-480x480.webp)
Pothos
Origin: The wild type is native to the Society Islands in French Polynesia
Height: The climbing or creeping shoots can reach lengths of several meters.
USDA zone: 12 (50 °F/10 °C)
![](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Fallopia-baldschuanica-480.jpg)
Russian Vine, Bukhara Fleeceflower
Origin: Asia (China, Russia)
![](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Fallopia-convolvulus-480.jpg)
Black Bindweed, Climbing Buckwheat
Origin: Asia, Europe, Northern Africa, naturalized in other regions.
![](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Ficus-pumila-480.jpg)
Creeping Fig, Climbing Fig
Origin: Eastern Asia
![](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Ficus-pumila-Variegata-480.jpg)
Creeping Fig, Climbing Fig
Origin: The wild type is native to Eastern Asia.
![](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Glechoma-hederacea-Variegata-480.jpg)
Ground-Ivy, Gill-over-the-Ground
Origin: Only cultivated, Glechoma hederacea is native to Asia, Europe.
![](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Hedera-helix-480.jpg)
Common Ivy, English Ivy, European Ivy
Origin: Europe to Aisa, North Africa
![Hedera helix Glacier](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Hedera-helix-Glacier-5-480x480.jpg)
Common Ivy, English Ivy, European Ivy
Origin: The wild type is native to Asia (Caucasus, Western Asia), Europe and North Africa and can be found as a naturalized species also in North America, New Zealand and Australia.
Height: Ivy is a shrubby or climbing plant, the shoots can be several meters long.
![variegated Ivy](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Hedera-helix-cv-11-480x480.jpg)
Common Ivy, English Ivy, European Ivy
Origin: The wild type is native to Asia (Caucasus, Western Asia), Europe and North Africa and can be found as a naturalized species also in North America, New Zealand and Australia.
Height: Ivy is a shrubby or climbing plant, the shoots can be several meters long.
![Hoya wayetii](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Hoya-wayetii-480x480.webp)
Waxflower
Origin: Southeast Asia (Philippines)
Height, habit: 40 to 100 centimeters, herbaceous plant
USDA zone: 13 (59 °F/15 °C)
![Hoya wayetii Tricolor](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Hoya-wayetii-Tricolor-480x480.webp)
Waxflower
Origin: The wild type is native to Southeast Asia (Philippines)
Height, habit: 40 to 100 centimeters, herbaceous plant
USDA zone: 13 (59 °F/15 °C)
![Common Hop](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Humulus-lupulus-16-480x480.jpg)
Common Hop, European Hop
Origin: Europe, North Africa (Morocco), North America, West Asia and as an invasive species also in other regions.
Height: The stems of this creeping and climbing growing plant can reach several meters in length
![](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Ipomoea-batatas-Blackie-480.jpg)
Sweet Potato, Yam
Origin: "Blackie" is a cultivar, the wild type is native to Mexico.
![Ipomoea lobata](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Ipomoea-lobata-480x480.webp)
Fire vine, Spanish flag
Origin: Mexico
Height, habit: Up to 6meters, herbaceous climbing plant
USDA zone: 12 (50 °F/10 °C)
![Ipomoea pes caprae](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Ipomoea-pes-caprae-480x480.webp)
Beach Morning Glory, Goat's Foot
Origin: Tropical shores
![](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Ipomoea-tricolor-480.jpg)
Morning Glory, Flying Saucers
Origin: Probably the wild type is native to Mexico.
![](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Jasminum-nudiflorum-480.jpg)
Winter Jasmine
Origin: China
![jasminum polyanthum](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/jasminum-polyanthum.jpg)
White Jasmine, Pink Jasmine
Origin: China
![](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Lagenaria-siceraria-480.jpg)
Calabash, Bottle Gourd
Origin: Widely cultivated but the wild type is native to Africa.
![](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Lathyrus.jpg)
Sweet Pea
Origin: The wild type is native to Italy.
![Lonicera tellmanniana](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Lonicera-tellmanniana.jpg)
Honeysuckle
Origin: Only cultivated
![Mandevilla sanderi](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Mandevillasanderi-480x480.jpg)
Brazilian Jasmine
Origin: Brasil
![Mansoa alliacea](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Mansoa-alliacea.jpg)
Garlic Vine
Origin: Tropical America
![](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Mitchella-repens-480.jpg)
Partridge Berry, Squaw Vine
Origin: North America, Mexico
![Monstera deliciosa](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Monstera-deliciosa-480x480.webp)
Swiss Cheese Plant
Origin: North America to South America
Height, habit: Herbaceous, climbing or creeping plant, up to 20 meters
USDA zone: 12 (50 °F/10 °C)
![](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Muehlenbeckia.jpg)
Maidenhair Vine, Creeping Wire Vine
Origin: New Zealand
![](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Parthenocissus-quinquefolia-480-480x480.jpg)
Virginia Creeper, Victoria Creeper
Origin: North America
![Peperomia deppeana](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Peperomiadeppeana-480x480.jpg)
Radiator Plant
Origin: South America
![](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Phaseolus-coccineus-480.jpg)
Runner Bean, Scarlet Runner Bean
Origin: The wild type is native to Central America.
![Philodendron Lemon Lime](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Philodendron-Lemon-Lime-480x480.jpg)
Philodendron
Origin: None, "Lemon Lime" is a cultivar. Philodendron species are native from Central to South America.
![Philodendron brandtianum](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Philodendron-brandtianum-480x480.webp)
Silver Leaf Philodendron
Origin: South America (Bolivia, Brazil North, Colombia)
Height: More than 10 meters
USDA zone: 13 (59 °F/15 °C)
![](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Piper.jpg)
Black Pepper, Pepper
Origin: India
![Podranea ricasoliana](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Podranea-ricasoliana-480x480.webp)
Pink Trumpetvine, Port St. Johns Creeper
Origin: Southern Africa (Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe)
![Pyrrosia confluens](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Pyrrosia-confluens-480x480.jpg)
Horseshoe Felt Fern, Robber Fern
Origin: Australia
![Dragon Scale Fern Pyrrosia piloselloides](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Dragon-Scale-Fern-Pyrrosia-piloselloides-480x480.webp)
Dragon Scale Fern, Dragon Scales, Dragon's Scale Fern
Origin: Asia (China, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand)
Height: The creeping rhizomes can grow up to 50 centimeters long.
USDA zone: 12 (50 F/10 °C)
![Rhaphidophora decursiva](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Rhaphidophora-decursiva-480x480.webp)
Dragon Tail Plant
Origin: Asia
Height, habit: More than 4 meters, climber, creeper
USDA zone: 13 (59 °F/15 °C)
![Rubus laciniatus](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Rubus-laciniatus-480x480.webp)
Cutleaf Evergreen Blackberry, Evergreen Blackberry
Origin: Europe and as an introduced species also in in other regions.
![](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Rubus-fruticosus-480.jpg)
Blackberry
Origin: Europe and as an introduced species in many other regions.
![](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Micromeria-douglasii-480.jpg)
Yerba Buena
Origin: North America
![Scindapsus pictus](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Scindapsus-pictus-7-480x480.jpg)
Satin Pothos, Silver Vine
Origin: Tropical Asia (Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand)
![](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Smilax-aspera-480.jpg)
Common Smilax, Mediterranean Smilax, Rough Bindweed
Origin: Africa, Asia, Europe (Albania, Former Yugoslavia, France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain)
![Solanum dulcamara](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/2_Solanum-dulcamara.jpg)
Bittersweet, Bittersweet Nightshade
Origin: Africa, Asia, Europe
![Solanum evolvulifolium](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Solanum-evolvulifolium-480x480.webp)
Origin: South America
Height: The shoots reach lengths of 20 up to 50 centimeters.
USDA zone: 13 (59 °F/15 °C)
![Wisteria floribunda](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Wisteria-floribunda-480x480.jpg)
Japanese Wisteria
Origin: Eastern Asia
![Chinese Wisteria](https://plantsam.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/chinese-wisteria-480x480.jpg)
Chinese Wisteria
Origin: The wild type is native to Eastern Asia.