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



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lonicera sempervirens   FAMILY Caprifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Lonicera sempervirens

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Lonicera sempervirens var. hirsutula

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Lonicera sempervirens var. sempervirens

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 174-02-005:

Lonicera sempervirens   FAMILY Caprifoliaceae

 

COMMON NAME:
Coral Honeysuckle, Trumpet Honeysuckle, Scarlet Honeysuckle, Woodbine


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image of Lonicera sempervirens, Coral Honeysuckle, Trumpet Honeysuckle, Scarlet Honeysuckle, Woodbine

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_lose_001_lvd

        

image of Lonicera sempervirens, Coral Honeysuckle, Trumpet Honeysuckle, Scarlet Honeysuckle, Woodbine

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide    pnd_lose_008_lvd

        

image of Lonicera sempervirens, Coral Honeysuckle, Trumpet Honeysuckle, Scarlet Honeysuckle, Woodbine

JK Marlow    jkm100313_229

March    Grady County    GA

Wolf Creek Preserve

image of Lonicera sempervirens, Coral Honeysuckle, Trumpet Honeysuckle, Scarlet Honeysuckle, Woodbine

Gill Newberry    gn04_l_sempervirens_fl

April        

Opposite leaves just below the inflorescence are fused around the stem, per Wild Flowers of NC, 1st edition.

image of Lonicera sempervirens, Coral Honeysuckle, Trumpet Honeysuckle, Scarlet Honeysuckle, Woodbine

JK Marlow    jkm0304n_25

April    Greenville County    SC

When cultivated in the garden the plant flowers abundantly, per Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989).

image of Lonicera sempervirens, Coral Honeysuckle, Trumpet Honeysuckle, Scarlet Honeysuckle, Woodbine

JK Marlow    jkm130425_781

April    Pickens County    SC

Pickens County Museum

Calyx lobes obsolete to 0.3mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Lonicera sempervirens, Coral Honeysuckle, Trumpet Honeysuckle, Scarlet Honeysuckle, Woodbine

JK Marlow    jkm130425_791

April    Pickens County    SC

Pickens County Museum

Corolla red, often yellow within, tube 3-5cm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Lonicera sempervirens, Coral Honeysuckle, Trumpet Honeysuckle, Scarlet Honeysuckle, Woodbine

JK Marlow    jkm130425_794

April    Pickens County    SC

Pickens County Museum

Stem smooth to finely hairy at first, new growth purplish, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005).

image of Lonicera sempervirens, Coral Honeysuckle, Trumpet Honeysuckle, Scarlet Honeysuckle, Woodbine

JK Marlow    jkm200403_3505

April    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

image of Lonicera sempervirens, Coral Honeysuckle, Trumpet Honeysuckle, Scarlet Honeysuckle, Woodbine

JK Marlow    jkm200415_3903

April    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

A vine that climbs to about 5m or that trails, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Lonicera sempervirens, Coral Honeysuckle, Trumpet Honeysuckle, Scarlet Honeysuckle, Woodbine

Bobbie L Holt    blh867_a

May    Anderson County    SC

Carolina Wild Native Plant Nursery

image of Lonicera sempervirens, Coral Honeysuckle, Trumpet Honeysuckle, Scarlet Honeysuckle, Woodbine

JK Marlow    jkm0405j_03

May    Haywood County    NC

Corneille Bryan Native Garden

A yellow form.

image of Lonicera sempervirens, Coral Honeysuckle, Trumpet Honeysuckle, Scarlet Honeysuckle, Woodbine

JK Marlow    jkm110513_529

May    Greenville County    SC

Camp Old Indian

image of Lonicera sempervirens, Coral Honeysuckle, Trumpet Honeysuckle, Scarlet Honeysuckle, Woodbine

Keith Bradley    kab_l_sempervirens_77680

September    Collier County    FL

Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary

image of Lonicera sempervirens, Coral Honeysuckle, Trumpet Honeysuckle, Scarlet Honeysuckle, Woodbine

Keith Bradley    kab_l_sempervirens_77687

September    Collier County    FL

Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary

image of Lonicera sempervirens, Coral Honeysuckle, Trumpet Honeysuckle, Scarlet Honeysuckle, Woodbine

Paul Thompson    pstlonicera_sempervirens

Month Unknown        

The pair of leaves directly below the flower are fused (perfoliate). — Clemson Extension

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lonicera sempervirens   FAMILY Caprifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lonicera sempervirens   FAMILY Caprifoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Lonicera sempervirens

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Lonicera sempervirens var. hirsutula

INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Lonicera sempervirens var. sempervirens

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 174-02-005:
Lonicera sempervirens   FAMILY Caprifoliaceae

 

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867

Woody vine
Perennial

Habitat: Dry forests and woodlands, maritime forests, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common

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LEAVES:
Partially evergreen
Simple
Opposite

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Red
Nearly radially symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed corolla
5 stamens
Inferior ovary

Flowers in terminal clusters subtended by connate leaves

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Berry

 

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