(Lonicera tatarica)
Conservation • Weed • Wetland • Description • Habitat • Biology • Use • Distribution • Taxonomy
Description |
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Tatarian honeysuckle is an erect, 3′ to 10′ tall, perennial shrub that rises from shallow roots. It sometimes forms dense thickets. The branches are straight and hollow. They are light green and covered with soft, fine, short hairs when young. Older branches have shaggy, grayish-brown bark. The leaves are opposite, untoothed, egg-shaped to oblong, widest below the middle, and 1⅛″ to 2⅓″ long. They are bluish-green on the upper surface. The lower surface is hairless. The flowers occur in pairs arising from leaf axils. They are pinkish white and do not turn yellow with age. The infructescence is a pair of red or orange berries. |
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Height |
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3′ to 10′ |
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Flower Color |
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Pinkish white |
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Similar Species |
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Aside from northern bush honeysuckle, all honeysuckles native to Minnesota are vine-like, not shrubs, and have twining branches. Morrow’s honeysuckle (Lonicera morrowii), another non-native species, has white flowers that turn yellow with age. The underside of the leaf is densely hairy. The fruit is always red, never orange. |
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Habitat |
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Deciduous woodland borders, thickets, fence rows, disturbed areas. Full sun to partial shade. |
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Biology |
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Flowering |
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May to June |
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Pests and Diseases |
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Honeysuckle aphid (Hyadaphis tataricae) causes a witches’ broom of stunted leaf and stem growth at the end of shoots. |
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Distribution |
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2/19/2023 | ||||
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Native to eastern Europe and Asia. Introduced and naturalized into the United States and Canada. |
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Taxonomy |
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Kingdom | Plantae (green algae and land plants) | ||
Subkingdom | Viridiplantae (green plants) | ||
Infrakingdom | Streptophyta (land plants and green algae) | ||
Superdivision | Embryophyta (land plants) | ||
Division | Tracheophyta (vascular plants) | ||
Subdivision | Spermatophytina (seed plants) | ||
Class | Magnoliopsida (flowering plants) | ||
Subclass | Caryophyllidae | ||
Superorder | Asteranae | ||
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Dipsacales (honeysuckles, moschatels, and allies) | ||
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Caprifoliaceae (honeysuckle) | ||
Subfamily | Caprifolioideae | ||
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Lonicera (honeysuckles) | ||
Subgenus | Lonicera | ||
Section | Lonicera | ||
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Synonyms |
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Lonicera sibirica Lonicera tatarica var. latifolia |
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Common Names |
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bush honeysuckle Tartarian honeysuckle (common misspelling) Tatarian honeysuckle |
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Glossary
Axil
The upper angle where the leaf stalk meets the stem.
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Red Fruit |
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Orange Fruit |
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Lonicera tatarica Virginalis wander van laar |
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About
Published on Apr 11, 2014 |
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Bertram Chain of Lakes Regional Park Carpenter St. Croix Valley Nature Center Charles A. Lindbergh State Park Clifton E. French Regional Park Kellogg Weaver Dunes SNA, Kellogg Weaver Unit Minnesota Valley State Recreation Area, Lawrence Unit Mound Spring Prairie SNA, North Unit Northern Tallgrass Prairie NWR, Hoffman Unit Northern Tallgrass Prairie NWR, Rengstorf Unit |
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