Azure Creeper

This colossal creeper is a very slow growing plant, with the largest known specimen reaching a length of 1,743 feet (531.3 meters) and growing as high as 662 feet (201.8 meters). It prefers to grow on specific trees.

It takes 46 years for the orange stems to mature, by which point they can have a diameter of 3.8 feet (1.1 meters) and are rough and woody.

The thin, leathery leaves reach up to 1.6 feet (48 cm) in length. They are black at the bottom and slate with azure splotches at the top, and have rounded edges.

During late spring, the creeper produces many clusters of small green flowers.