Lonicera periclymenum
Tracheophyta
›Magnoliopsida›Caprifoliaceae›Lonicera›Lonicera periclymenum
Ecology
A perennial deciduous twining shrub or woody climber, found in woodland, scrub and hedgerows, and on shaded rocks. It prefers freely-drained, moderately basic to acidic soils, but also grows on poorly-drained base-rich clays. 0-610 m (Fairfield, Westmorland, and in Co. Down).
Status
Native
Trends
The current distribution of L. periclymenum is similar to that shown in the 1962 Atlas.
World Distribution
Suboceanic Southern-temperate element.
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Mortenhoe, vc4
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Mytholmroyd, vc63
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Mytholmroyd, vc63
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Broad Habitats
Broadleaved, mixed and yew woodland
Light (Ellenberg): 5
Moisture (Ellenberg): 6
Reaction (Ellenberg): 5
Nitrogen (Ellenberg): 5
Salt Tolerance (Ellenberg): 0
January Mean Temperature (Celsius): 3.6
July Mean Temperature (Celsius): 14.5
Annual Precipitation (mm): 1102
Height (cm): 600
Perennation - primary
Perennial
Life Form - primary
Mega-, meso- and microphanerophyte
Woodiness
Woody
Clonality - primary
Little or no vegetative spread
Clonality - secondary
Extensively creeping and rooting at nodes
Count of 10km squares in Great Britain: 2622
Count of 10km squares in Ireland: 943
Count of 10km squares in the Channel Isles: 14
Atlas Change Index: -0.11
Weighted Changed Factor: 9
Weighted Change Factor Confidence (90%)
17
JNCC Designations
NBNSYS0000004333
Comment on Clonality