Stats

Lifespan: Perennial
Size: Large
Diet: Photosynthetic
Biome: Temperate forest
Range: East Asia
Movement: Climbing
Breeding: Seeds
Defense: Toxins
Status: Common

About

A vigorous twining vine native to eastern Asia, now widespread worldwide. Its paired tubular flowers open white and gradually turn golden yellow after pollination, earning it the Chinese name 'gold-and-silver flower' and making both colours visible on the plant at once.

Life cycle

1.
seed
A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2.
sprout
A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3.
sapling
A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
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 japonica