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honeysuckle family

Caprifoliaceae

Honeysuckles are sweet-smelling shrubs that have beautiful flowers. They attract butterflies and hummingbirds, making gardens lively and colorful!

Lebensraum: Forests

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The honeysuckle family has beautiful trumpet-shaped flowers, often in clusters, ranging from white and yellow to pink and red. Many grow as climbing vines or bushy shrubs, featuring pairs of oval leaves. Their unique flower shape makes them stand out visually.

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honeysuckle family

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Interessante Fakten

Certain honeysuckle leaves grow so close to the stem that they look like they're giving the stem a hug!

Hummingbirds love the tubular flowers of honeysuckle, sipping the sugary nectar with their long, thin beaks.

Some honeysuckle flowers change color as they age, signaling to pollinators which ones still have fresh nectar!

The sweet scent of honeysuckle can be detected by humans from many meters away, especially on a warm evening.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Fragrant Attraction

Honeysuckle family flowers release a powerful, sweet scent, especially at night, to attract moths and other nocturnal pollinators from far away.

Fähigkeit

Climbing Conquerors

Many honeysuckles have twining stems that can rapidly climb trees and structures, helping them reach sunlight above other plants.

Fähigkeit

Nectar Beacon

Their tube-shaped flowers hold sweet nectar deep inside, guiding long-tongued insects and hummingbirds directly to the pollen.

Maße und Details

Höhe
50-1000 cm
Ausbreitung
50-500 cm
Blütengröße
1-6 cm
Blütezeit
Late spring to late summer
Essbar
Nein
Giftigkeit
Leicht
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

common bumblebee

Bombus terrestris

collects nectar and pollen from flowers.

pollinates

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Archilochus colubris

feeds on nectar from tubular flowers.

eaten by

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

eats the small, colorful berries for food.

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Auch bekannt als

Honeyflower

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Always ask an adult before picking flowers, and never eat anything without checking first!

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von honeysuckle family?

50-1000 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von honeysuckle family?

50-500 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von honeysuckle family?

1-6 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von honeysuckle family?

Late spring to late summer

Was ist der/die/das essbar von honeysuckle family?

Nein

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von honeysuckle family?

Leicht

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von honeysuckle family?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von honeysuckle family?

Insekten

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