Widespread across North America, Europe, and Temperate Asia and natively found in South America, Africa, and Tropical Asia, the genus Lonicera, a member of the Caprifoliaceae family, is a large group comprising 237 taxa. Members of this group are most often linked to temperate environments. It is predominantly composed of shrubs.
Data Profile
Taxonomic Scale: 237 taxa (162 base species, 75 variants).
Centers of Diversity: Temperate Asia (164), Tropical Asia (60), North America (37)
Primary Climates: Temperate (194), Subtropical (21), Subalpine Or Subarctic (12)
Dominant Forms: Shrubs (181), Trees (21), Herbaceous Perennials (2)
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