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Bush lawyer vines have curved hooks on their stems and leaves, which help them climb up trees and over shrubs. They are the only prickly plants in New Zealand forests, but are fairly common, especially Rubus cissoides, shown here. Walkers are often scratched by their dangling stems.
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