brighter, exposed area, getting the best of both environments.

The evolution of a climbing habit has been implicated as a key innovation associated with the evolutionary success and diversification of a number of taxonomic groups of plants. It has evolved independently in several plant families, using many different climbing methods, such as:
* twining the stem around a support (e.g., morning glories, Ipomoea species)
* by way of adventitious, clinging roots (e.g., ivy, Hedera