Honeysuckle

// (Lonicera japonica) // Producer or Consumer? Predator, prey, symbiotic relationship, mutual relationship? **Habitat & Range: ** Its native area is in eastern Asian, including Japan, Korea, north and west China, Taiwan, and is an invasive species in North America. In North America, it is most common in the Southeast. It is commonly found in thickets, fields, waste lands, and other places. Jaques, H E. __How to Know the WEEDS__. Dubuque, Iowa: WM. C. Brown Company, 1959. 
 * HONEYSUCKLE **
 * Description ****: ** Honeysuckle has long, thin, trailing vines that grow very long. The flowers are pink or white, and they later become yellow. Its scent is very sweet. After it escaped from cultivation, the honeysuckle became an invasive species. A honeysuckle’s fruit is a dark blue berry with many seeds. This plant is a producer.
 * Adaptations & Behavior **: This species is considered invasive because it escaped from cultivation into many places. It has become naturalized in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, New Zealand, the majority of the United States (including Hawaii), and many Pacific and Caribbean islands.
 * Ecological Interactions **:  In Illinois and Virginia, the plant is considered noxious, and humans cut or burn it every two weeks until the soil will not sustain it any longer. For traditional Chinese medicine, it is of high medicinal value. The plant has antibacterial and antiflammatory properties. Its dried leaves are also used.
 * Author**: Catie Scott
 * Sources**: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonicera_japonica