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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lonicera ×bella
FAMILY
Caprifoliaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Read more about Bell's Honeysuckle at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lonicera ×bella [morrowii × tatarica]
FAMILY
Caprifoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 174-02-001:
Lonicera ×bella FAMILY Caprifoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Lonicera bella
COMMON NAME:
Bell's Honeysuckle, Pretty Honeysuckle, Showy Honeysuckle
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Joseph Berger, Bugwood.org bug_5394402
Month Unknown Jefferson County CO
A hybrid of L. tatarica & L. morrowii, with intermediate characters, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
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Joseph Berger, Bugwood.org bug_5394403
Month Unknown Jefferson County CO
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Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org bug_5443144
Month Unknown
Leaves obtuse to acute (rarely short acuminate), thinly pubescent beneath, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5453330
Month Unknown
Stalks of fruit longer than petioles, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5453352
Month Unknown
Flowers in pairs with connate ovaries, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5453363
Month Unknown
Corolla pink (aging to yellow). Peduncles longer than the subtending petiole, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5453364
Month Unknown
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5453396
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5453409
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Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org bug_5453417
Month Unknown
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lonicera ×bella
FAMILY
Caprifoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lonicera ×bella [morrowii × tatarica]
FAMILY
Caprifoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 174-02-001:
Lonicera ×bella
FAMILY
Caprifoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Lonicera bella
871
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: forests, woodlands, fencerows, suburban woodlands, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Eurasia
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
This plant is causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
- Alabama Invasive Plant Council, 2012
- Kentucky Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2013
- Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2009
- US Fish & Wildlife Service
- US Forest Service Southern Research Station
LEAVES:
Tardily deciduous
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Spring
Pink
aging to yellow
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed corolla
5 stamens
Inferior ovary
Flowers in peduncled pairs in leaf axils
FRUIT:
Spring
Red
Berry
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007) p168
- A Field Guide for the Identification of Invasive Plants in Southern Forests (Miller, Chambliss, & Lowenstein, 2010) p032
- Invasive Plants, Weeds of the Global Garden (Randall & Marinelli, 1996) p60
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p126
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p294
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p199
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