Stats

Lifespan

20-30+ yrs

Size

Large

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Temperate forest

Range

Central Asia

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Common

About

This woody shrub grows in thickets across Siberian forests and North America. Its hollow stems can grow up to three meters tall and produce pairs of red berries.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Dipsacales

Family

Caprifoliaceae

Genus

Lonicera

Species

Lonicera tatarica