Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Dipsacales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Lonicera morrowii
FAMILY
Caprifoliaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Read more about Morrow's Honeysuckle at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lonicera morrowii
FAMILY
Caprifoliaceae
COMMON NAME:
Morrow's Honeysuckle
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July Pocahontas County WV
Creekside/Riverside
Leaves broadest at or below middle, grayish-pubescent beneath, per Weakley's Flora.
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July Pocahontas County WV
Creekside/Riverside
Spherical glossy red berries paired in leaf axils, per A Field Guide for the Identification of Invasive Plants in Southern Forests.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Lonicera morrowii
FAMILY
Caprifoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lonicera morrowii
FAMILY
Caprifoliaceae
866
Shrub
Perennial
Non-native: Japan
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Common (uncommon in GA Piedmont, rare in GA Mountains)
Look for it in forests, woodlands, old house sites, suburban woodlands, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
This plant is causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
- Alabama Invasive Plant Council, 2012
- Brooklyn Botanic Garden
- Kentucky Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2013
- SC Native Plant Society
- Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2009
- US Fish & Wildlife Service
- US Forest Service Southern Research Station
- Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, 2014
LEAVES:
Tardily deciduous
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Spring
White/Yellow(Pink/Red)
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed corolla
5 stamens
Inferior ovary
Flowers in peduncled pairs in leaf axils
FRUIT:
Summer
Red
Berry
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control p168
- A Field Guide for the Identification of Invasive Plants in Southern Forests p032
- Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests p24
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p294
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge p19
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p199