Climbing Hydrangea is a high-climbing, deciduous vine in the Hydrangea family. Uncommon in the Coastal Plain, Climbing Hydrangea also occurs in the southwestern Mountains of North Carolina. An alternate common name is Woodvamp.

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The opposite shiny dark green leaves may be either toothed or entire.

Craven Co., NC 4/14/07.

Craven Co., NC 4/14/07.

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Craven Co., NC 8/28/05.

The bark if usually covered with numerous aerial rootlets.

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