Common Honeysuckle
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. 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 periclymenum