ClipArt ETC
Clematis illustration showing leaf stalks modified as tendrils.

Clematis

Clematis illustration showing leaf stalks modified as tendrils.

Here is a leaf that has a tendril on the end of it which clasps around whatever it touches.

Leaf

Here is a leaf that has a tendril on the end of it which clasps around whatever it touches.

A runner is a very slender, thread-like, leafless stolon, much like a tendril, lying on the ground, and rooting and budding to give rise to a new plant some distance from parent plant.

Runner

A runner is a very slender, thread-like, leafless stolon, much like a tendril, lying on the ground,…

Sweet pea tendrils.

Sweet Pea

Sweet pea tendrils.

Tendrils, such as these of the Virginia Creeper, are very slender, leafless branches, used to enable certain plants to climb.

Tendrils

Tendrils, such as these of the Virginia Creeper, are very slender, leafless branches, used to enable…