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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lonicera xylosteum
FAMILY
Caprifoliaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lonicera xylosteum
FAMILY
Caprifoliaceae
COMMON NAME:
European Fly-honeysuckle, Dwarf Honeysuckle
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_loxy_001_lvd
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Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org bug_5398326
Month Unknown Hungary
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5451060
Month Unknown
Fruit dark red, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5451062
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5451096
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Flowers yellowish-white, similar to L. fragrantissima but not as fragrant, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5451129
Month Unknown
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5451141
Month Unknown
Leaves acute at tip, rounded at base; gray-green above, paler & hairy below, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
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Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org bug_5473234
Month Unknown
Corolla pubescent on the exterior. Bracts, sepals, and ovary glandular, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lonicera xylosteum
FAMILY
Caprifoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lonicera xylosteum
FAMILY
Caprifoliaceae
2501
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Suburban forests, disturbed forests, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Europe & Asia
Waif(s)
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This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Spring
White aging to yellow
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed corolla
5 stamens
Inferior ovary
Flowers in peduncled pairs in leaf axils
FRUIT:
Summer
Red
Berry
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