NameThatPlant.net: Lonicera xylosteum

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Dipsacales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lonicera xylosteum FAMILY Caprifoliaceae Go to FSUS key

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SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lonicera xylosteum FAMILY Caprifoliaceae

COMMON NAME:
European Fly-honeysuckle, Dwarf Honeysuckle

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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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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