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Amur honeysuckle

Also known as: bush honeysuckle

Lonicera maackii (Rupr.) Maxim.

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Amur honeysuckle leaf
Amur honeysuckle flowers
Amur honeysuckle buds
Amur honeysuckle leaves
Amur honeysuckle flowers
Amur honeysuckle fruit
Amur honeysuckle
Amur honeysuckle fruit
Amur honeysuckle
Amur honeysuckle twig
Amur honeysuckle

Morphology

Trunk
Erect or ascending; bark brownish-gray.
Twigs
Twigs moderately to densely pubescent; buds ovoid, hairy.
Leaves
Opposite, simple; stipules absent; petiole 1/25 to 1/5 inch; blade ovate to elliptic, 1.4 to 4 inches long, .6 to 1.6 inch wide, base rounded to truncate, margins entire, tip acuminate, surfaces pubescent, not glaucous.
Flowers
Pairs of flowers in axils of leaves on current year's growth; peduncles 1/12 to 1/3 inch. Sepals 4-5, calyx lobes triangular; corollas white, sometimes tinged pink near base, 3/5 to 1 inch, strongly 2-lipped, lips as long as tube, spreading, lower lip 1-lobed, upper lip 4-lobed; stamens 5, exserted; stigma capitate, exserted.
Fruit
Berries, orangish red to red, globose, .16 to .28 inch; seeds 3-6, .1 to .2 inch.

Ecology

Habitat
Floodplain forests, woodlands, thickets, roadsides, disturbed sites
Distribution
East 1/2 of Kansas

Additional Notes

Comments

Lonicera, named for German herbalist Adam Lonitzer; maackii, for Richard Maach, a Russian naturalist. Amur honeysuckle was introduced in the late 1800s. At one time, it was widely planted for erosion control and for ornamental purposes. It is aggressively invasive and has become a serious problem in many areas. It has become a dominant understory species in woods, particularly near urban areas.

Quick Facts
Plant Type
Tree
Family
Caprifoliaceae - Honeysuckle Family
Height
5-16 feet
Origin
Introduced
Last Updated
2014-11-25
Flowering Period
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Blooms: April, May, June, July, August