Common Honeysuckle
Lonicera periclymenum
Plantae
COMMON
Stats
- Lifespan
- 20-30 years
- Size
- Large
- Diet
- Photosynthetic
- Biome
- Temperate woodland
- Range
- Europe and North Africa
- Movement
- Sessile
- Breeding
- Seeds
- Defense
- Toxins
- Status
- Common
About
Common Honeysuckle is a flowering plant native to the temperate regions of Europe, North Africa, Turkey, and the Caucasus. This plant is often found as far north as southern Norway, Sweden, and Finland.
Life cycle
- 1.seedA dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
- 2.sproutA first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
- 3.saplingA young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
- 4.matureFully 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 periclymenum