Beanstalk

Beanstalks are used as ladders in the Mario games. They first appeared in Super Mario Bros. an came out of ? Blocks. When Mario or Luigi hit the blocks containing the Beanstalk, a Beanstalk would grow allowing Mario or Luigi to use it as a ladder. They also appeared in other games like Super Mario World where they were used the same.

A Beanstalk is also an item in Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. Occasionally, when popping a ? Mark Cloud, Yoshi may uncover one of the seeds of these large, cheery plants. It then grows upwards at a very fast rate and produces ledge-like leaves while doing so. By hopping up its leaves, Yoshi can reach places otherwise inaccesible. They reappear in Yoshi's Island DS but look slightly different with smaller heads and eyes.