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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Diervilla lonicera   FAMILY Diervillaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Diervilla lonicera   FAMILY Caprifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 174-01-001:

Diervilla lonicera   FAMILY Caprifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Diervilla lonicera

 

COMMON NAME:
Northern Bush-honeysuckle


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image of Diervilla lonicera, Northern Bush-honeysuckle

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_didi12_001_lvd

        

image of Diervilla lonicera, Northern Bush-honeysuckle

Penny Longhurst    pen_20190716_103325

July        ME

image of Diervilla lonicera, Northern Bush-honeysuckle

Penny Longhurst    pen_20190724_130214

July        NH

image of Diervilla lonicera, Northern Bush-honeysuckle

Penny Longhurst    pen_20190724_130220

July        NH

image of Diervilla lonicera, Northern Bush-honeysuckle

Penny Longhurst    pen_20190724_130220b

July        NH

Sepals 4-5mm long, per Manual of the Southeastern Flora (JK Small, 1933).

image of Diervilla lonicera, Northern Bush-honeysuckle

Joe Standaert    jst081517_minnesota_0388

August        MN

Gooseberry State Park

image of Diervilla lonicera, Northern Bush-honeysuckle

Joe Standaert    jst081517_minnesota_0388b

August        

Gooseberry State Park

image of Diervilla lonicera, Northern Bush-honeysuckle

Joe Standaert    jst081517_minnesota_0469

August        

Gooseberry State Park

Leaves lanceolate to ovate, accuminate, serrate, base rounded, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Diervilla lonicera, Northern Bush-honeysuckle

Joe Standaert    jst081517_minnesota_0469b

August        

Gooseberry State Park

image of Diervilla lonicera, Northern Bush-honeysuckle

Joe Standaert    jst082415_acadia_0321

August        

image of Diervilla lonicera, Northern Bush-honeysuckle

Joe Standaert    jst082415_acadia_0323b

August        

Petioles 5-8mm long; leaves ciliate on the margins, per Weakley's Flora (2022).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Diervilla lonicera   FAMILY Diervillaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Diervilla lonicera   FAMILY Caprifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 174-01-001:
Diervilla lonicera   FAMILY Caprifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Diervilla lonicera

 

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1875

Shrub
Perennial

Habitat: rock outcrops and ridges at high elevations, per Weakley's Flora

Native to North Carolina & possibly Georgia

Uncommon in NC

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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Opposite
Margins serrate
Leaves do not have stipules.

FLOWER:
Summer
Yellow
Bilaterally symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed corolla
5 exserted stamens
Inferior ovary

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule

 

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