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• semi-climber go
  a plant that tends to climb and on occasion can grow like a vine
  
• moonseed go
  plant of the family Menispermaceae having red or black fruit with crescent- or ring-shaped seeds
  
• clematis go
  any of various ornamental climbing plants of the genus Clematis usually having showy flowers
  
• allamanda go
  a plant of the genus Allamanda having large showy funnel-shaped flowers in terminal cymes
  
• Nepal trumpet flower, Easter lily vine, Beaumontia grandiflora go
  evergreen woody twiner with large glossy leaves and showy corymbs of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers
  
• star jasmine, confederate jasmine, Trachelospermum jasminoides go
  evergreen Chinese woody climber with shiny dark green leaves and intensely fragrant white flowers
  
• ivy, common ivy, English ivy, Hedera helix go
  Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits
  
• birthwort, Aristolochia clematitis go
  creeping plant having curving flowers thought to resemble fetuses
  
• bougainvillea go
  any of several South American ornamental woody vines of the genus Bougainvillea having brilliant red or purple flower bracts
  
• Barbados gooseberry, Barbados-gooseberry vine, Pereskia aculeata go
  West Indian woody climber with spiny stems and numerous fragrant white flowers in panicles followed by small yellow to orange fruits
  
• climbing corydalis, Corydalis claviculata, Fumaria claviculata go
  annual vine with decompound leaves and racemes of yellow and pink flowers
  
• climbing fumitory, Allegheny vine, Adlumia fungosa, Fumaria fungosa go
  vine with feathery leaves and white or pinkish flowers
  
• German ivy, Delairea odorata, Senecio milkanioides go
  South African succulent evergreen twining climber with yellow flowers grown primarily as a houseplant for its foliage
  
• climbing hempweed, climbing boneset, wild climbing hempweed, climbing hemp-vine, Mikania scandens go
  herb of tropical America having vanilla-scented flowers
  
• yam, yam plant go
  any of a number of tropical vines of the genus Dioscorea many having edible tuberous roots
  
• elephant's-foot, tortoise plant, Hottentot bread vine, Hottentot's bread vine, Dioscorea elephantipes go
  South African vine having a massive rootstock covered with deeply fissured bark
  
• wild yam, Dioscorea paniculata go
  having a rhizome formerly dried and used to treat rheumatism or liver disorders
  
• black bryony, black bindweed, Tamus communis go
  common European twining vine with tuberous roots and cordate leaves and red berries
  
• gourd, gourd vine go
  any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds
  
• squash, squash vine go
  any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits
  
• bryony, briony go
  a vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative properties
  
• luffa, dishcloth gourd, sponge gourd, rag gourd, strainer vine go
  any of several tropical annual climbers having large yellow flowers and edible young fruits
  
• bower actinidia, tara vine, Actinidia arguta go
  climbing Asiatic vine having long finely serrate leaves and racemes of white flowers followed by greenish-yellow edible fruit
  
• kiwi, Chinese gooseberry, kiwi vine, Actinidia chinensis, Actinidia deliciosa go
  climbing vine native to China
  
• silvervine, silver vine, Actinidia polygama go
  ornamental vine of eastern Asia having yellow edible fruit and leaves with silver-white markings
  
• passionflower, passionflower vine go
  any of various chiefly tropical American vines some bearing edible fruit
  
• hop, hops go
  twining perennials having cordate leaves and flowers arranged in conelike spikes
  
• salsilla, Bomarea edulis go
  tropical vine having pink-and-yellow flowers spotted purple and edible roots sometimes boiled as a potato substitute
  
• salsilla, Bomarea salsilla go
  tropical vine having umbels of small purple flowers and edible roots sometimes boiled as a potato substitute
  
• smilax, Asparagus asparagoides go
  fragile twining plant of South Africa with bright green flattened stems and glossy foliage popular as a floral decoration
  
• sarsaparilla go
  any of various prickly climbing plants of the tropical American genus Smilax having aromatic roots and heart-shaped leaves
  
• briar, brier, bullbrier, greenbrier, catbrier, horse brier, horse-brier, Smilax rotundifolia go
  a very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries
  
• yellow jasmine, yellow jessamine, Carolina jasmine, evening trumpet flower, Gelsemium sempervirens go
  poisonous woody evergreen vine of southeastern United States having fragrant yellow funnel-shaped flowers
  
• calabar-bean vine, Physostigma venenosum go
  tropical African woody vine yielding calabar beans
  
• hog peanut, wild peanut, Amphicarpaea bracteata, Amphicarpa bracteata go
  vine widely distributed in eastern North America producing racemes of purple to maroon flowers and abundant (usually subterranean) edible one-seeded pods resembling peanuts
  
• groundnut, potato bean, wild bean, Indian potato, groundnut vine, Apios americana, Apios tuberosa go
  a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers
  
• jack bean, wonder bean, giant stock bean, Canavalia ensiformis go
  annual semi-erect bushy plant of tropical South America bearing long pods with white seeds grown especially for forage
  
• sword bean, Canavalia gladiata go
  twining tropical Old World plant bearing long pods usually with red or brown beans
  
• butterfly pea, Centrosema virginianum go
  large-flowered weakly twining or prostrate vine of New Jersey to tropical eastern North America, sometimes cultivated for its purple and white flowers
  
• butterfly pea, Clitoria mariana go
  large-flowered wild twining vine of southeastern and central United States having pale blue flowers
  
• butterfly pea, blue pea, Clitoria turnatea go
  vine of tropical Asia having pinnate leaves and bright blue flowers with yellow centers
  
• derris root, tuba root, Derris elliptica go
  woody vine having bright green leaves and racemes of rose-tinted white flowers
  
• Australian pea, Dipogon lignosus, Dolichos lignosus go
  South African evergreen partly woody vine grown for its clusters of rosy purple flowers followed by edible pods like snap beans
  
• Western Australia coral pea, Hardenbergia comnptoniana go
  vigorous climber of the forests of western Australia
  
• coral pea go
  any of various Australian climbing plants of the genus Kennedia having scarlet flowers
  
• hyacinth bean, bonavist, Indian bean, Egyptian bean, Lablab purpureus, Dolichos lablab go
  perennial twining vine of Old World tropics having trifoliate leaves and racemes of fragrant purple pea-like flowers followed by maroon pods of edible seeds
  
• vetchling go
  any of various small plants of the genus Lathyrus
  
• everlasting pea go
  any of several perennial vines of the genus Lathyrus
  
• sweet pea, sweetpea, Lathyrus odoratus go
  climbing garden plant having fragrant pastel-colored flowers
  
• heath pea, earth-nut pea, earthnut pea, tuberous vetch, Lathyrus tuberosus go
  European herb bearing small tubers used for food and in Scotland to flavor whiskey
  
• yam bean, Pachyrhizus erosus go
  Central American twining plant with edible roots and pods
  
• potato bean, yam bean, Pachyrhizus tuberosus go
  twining plant of Amazon basin having large edible roots
  
• goa bean, winged pea, winged bean, goa bean vine, Manila bean, Psophocarpus tetragonolobus go
  a tuberous twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish flowers and pods with four jagged wings
  
• kudzu, kudzu vine, Pueraria lobata go
  fast-growing vine from eastern Asia having tuberous starchy roots and hairy trifoliate leaves and racemes of purple flowers followed by long hairy pods containing many seeds
  
• wisteria, wistaria go
  any flowering vine of the genus Wisteria
  
• silver lace vine, China fleece vine, Russian vine, Polygonum aubertii go
  twining perennial vine having racemes of fragrant greenish flowers
  
• boxberry, partridgeberry, twinberry, Mitchella repens go
  creeping woody plant of eastern North America with shiny evergreen leaves and scarlet berries
  
• soapberry vine go
  tendril-climbing vine
  
• waxwork, bittersweet, American bittersweet, climbing bittersweet, false bittersweet, staff vine, shrubby bittersweet, Celastrus scandens go
  twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds
  
• Japanese bittersweet, Japan bittersweet, oriental bittersweet, Celastrus orbiculatus, Celastric articulatus go
  ornamental Asiatic vine with showy orange-yellow fruit with a scarlet aril
  
• evergreen bittersweet, Euonymus fortunei radicans, Euonymus radicans vegetus go
  broad and bushy Asiatic twining shrub with pinkish fruit
  
• black-eyed Susan, black-eyed Susan vine, Thunbergia alata go
  tropical African climbing plant having yellow flowers with a dark purple center
  
• trumpet flower, cross vine, quartervine, quarter-vine, Bignonia capreolata go
  woody flowering vine of southern United States
  
• convolvulus go
  any of numerous plants of the genus Convolvulus
  
• bindweed go
  any of several vines of the genera Convolvulus and Calystegia having a twining habit
  
• silverweed go
  any of various twining shrubs of the genus Argyreia having silvery leaves and showy purple flowers
  
• dodder go
  a leafless annual parasitic vine of the genus Cuscuta having whitish or yellow filamentous stems
  
• dichondra, Dichondra micrantha go
  a creeping perennial herb with hairy stems and orbicular to reniform leaves and small white to greenish flowers
  
• morning glory go
  any of various twining vines having funnel-shaped flowers that close late in the day
  
• field balm, ground ivy, alehoof, gill-over-the-ground, runaway robin, Glechoma hederaceae, Nepeta hederaceae go
  trailing European aromatic plant of the mint family having rounded leaves and small purplish flowers often grown in hanging baskets
  
• potato tree, Solanum crispum go
  hardy climbing shrub of Chile grown as an ornamental for its fragrant flowers
  
• Uruguay potato, Uruguay potato vine, Solanum commersonii go
  South American potato vine
  
• wild potato, Solanum jamesii go
  erect or spreading perennial of southwestern United States and Mexico bearing small pale brown to cream-colored tubers resembling potatoes
  
• potato vine, Solanum jasmoides go
  copiously branched vine of Brazil having deciduous leaves and white flowers tinged with blue
  
• potato, white potato, white potato vine, Solanum tuberosum go
  annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers
  
• potato vine, giant potato creeper, Solanum wendlandii go
  vine of Costa Rica sparsely armed with hooklike spines and having large lilac-blue flowers
  
• cock's eggs, Salpichroa organifolia, Salpichroa rhomboidea go
  weedy vine of Argentina having solitary white flowers followed by egg-shaped white or yellow fruit
  
• climber go
  a vine or climbing plant that readily grows up a support or over other plants
  
• liana go
  a woody climbing usually tropical plant
  
• grape, grapevine, grape vine go
  any of numerous woody vines of genus Vitis bearing clusters of edible berries
  
• Boston ivy, Japanese ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata go
  Asiatic vine with three-lobed leaves and purple berries
  
• woodbine, Virginia creeper, American ivy, Parthenocissus quinquefolia go
  common North American vine with compound leaves and bluish-black berrylike fruit
  
• true pepper, pepper vine go
  any of various shrubby vines of the genus Piper
  
• cruel plant, Araujia sericofera go
  robust twining shrub having racemes of fragrant white or pink flowers with flat spreading terminal petals that trap nocturnal moths and hold them until dawn
  
• hoya go
  any plant of the genus Hoya having fleshy leaves and usually nectariferous flowers
  
• silk vine, Periploca graeca go
  deciduous climber for arches and fences having ill-scented but interesting flowers and poisonous yellow fruits
  
• soma, haoma, Sarcostemma acidum go
  leafless East Indian vine
  
• negro vine, Vincetoxicum hirsutum, Vincetoxicum negrum go
  twining vine with hairy foliage and dark purplish-brown flowers