Japanese Honeysuckle, Lonicera
japonica
Caprifoliaceae or Honeysuckle Family
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Woody vine, climbing over other plants by
twining. Leaves, egg-shaped, pointed, opposite each other
on the twig, untoothed. Flower petals united into a long
tube that flares wide open at end. Four petals flare
upward, and one downward. Flowers are white, but turn
yellow as they age. Blooms in early June. Fruit a
black berry. A weed that climbs over and smothers other plants, occasional in open areas of the Park. Mountain honesuckle (L. dioica) is a somewhat similar native, but has not been reported from the Park. Its flowers are yellowish to purple; its fruits are red, and the last pair of leaves on its stems are fused. Morrow honeysuckle (L. morrowii) is a shrub with somewhat different flowers and red berries. Bella honeysuckle (L. x bella) is also a shrub, and with pink flowers. Amur honeysuckle (L. maackii) is also a shrub with purple berries turning bright red.. |
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