''Adlumia fungosa'' is a species in the

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that is commonly known as the Allegheny vine, climbing fumitory, or mountain fringe. It is a

herbaceous Herbaceous plants are vascular plants that have no persistent woody stems above ground. This broad category of plants includes many perennials, and nearly all annuals and biennials. Definitions of "herb" and "herbaceous" The fourth edition of ...

, creeping,

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and is closely related to the Fumitory

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, '' Fumaria''. ''Adlumia fungosa'' is a biennial climbing plant with very slender stems. The leaves are several times pinnately divided, prehensile, and feathery in texture. The white or pinkish flowers grow in large clusters and appear in summer. The plant grows on wet and wooded slopes, and is native to North America, particularly the

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area. It is a threatened or endangered species throughout its range in northeastern North America, where it has not been completely extirpated. This vine can grow up to twelve feet in length on wooded and rocky slopes. The species name ''fungosa'' means 'spongy' in

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