vascular leaf leaf tendril Aids plant in climbing. A leaf tendril will usually have a bud or shoot axis in its axil. See also leaflet tendril (PO:0025362), leaf apex tendril (PO:0025363), branch tendril (PO:0025364), stem apex tendril (PO:0025365), leaf rachis tendril (PO:0025366), and prophyll tendril (PO:0025367). Careful observation is required to correctly classify some tendrils. PO:0025361 rwalls 2011-11-16T05:02:31Z 葉巻きひげ (Japanese, exact) hoja en zarzillo (Spanish, exact) plant_anatomy tendril (broad) A vascular leaf that is slender and coiling and lacks a lamina.