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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lonicera japonica
FAMILY
Caprifoliaceae
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Read more about Lonicera at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lonicera japonica
FAMILY
Caprifoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 174-02-004:
Lonicera japonica FAMILY Caprifoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Nintooa japonica
COMMON NAME:
Japanese Honeysuckle
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_loja_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_loja_009_lvd
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USDA / Selected Weeds of the US. 1970 swus_page_359
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JK Marlow jkm110320_146
March Greenville County SC
The most commonly occurring invasive plant in the South, per A Field Guide for the Identification of Invasive Plants in Southern Forests (Miller, Chambliss, & Lowenstein, 2010).
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JK Marlow jkm110320_152
March Greenville County SC
Overwhelms and replaces native flora in all forest types, per A Field Guide for the Identification of Invasive Plants in Southern Forests (Miller, Chambliss, & Lowenstein, 2010).
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JK Marlow s040328_ab
March Greenville County SC
Leaves of new shoots in the spring often lobed, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Gill Newberry gn05_lonicera_jap_vine
May
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JK Marlow jkm0305j_25
May Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm080515_029
May Greenville County SC
Parking lot
Thin tubular flaring to 5 lobes, the longest lobes about equaling tube, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005).
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JK Marlow jkm080515_039
May Greenville County SC
Parking lot
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Keith Bradley kab_l_japonica_73714
May Polk County NC
Norman Wilder Forest
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_lonicera_japonica_3
August
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JK Marlow jkm0410m_18
October Greenville County SC
Bunched Arrowhead Heritage Preserve
Flowers paired, subtended by 2 leafy bracts, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm0410m_20
October Greenville County SC
Bunched Arrowhead Heritage Preserve
Berry black, glossy, nearly spherical, 5-6mm wide, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005).
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JK Marlow jkm101112_141
November Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Stems glabrous to densely pubescent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lonicera japonica
FAMILY
Caprifoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lonicera japonica
FAMILY
Caprifoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 174-02-004:
Lonicera japonica
FAMILY
Caprifoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Nintooa japonica
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Woody vine
Perennial
Habitat: Nearly ubiquitous, especially common in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain and in mesic habitats, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: east Asia
Common
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
- Brooklyn Botanic Garden
- Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2006
- Kentucky Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2013
- NC Botanical Garden
- NC Department of Transportation
- SC Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2014
- 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:
Evergreen
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White/Pink/fading to Yellow
5-lobed calyx
2-lipped 5-lobed corolla (four-lobed upper lip, one-lobed lower lip)
5 stamens
Inferior ovary
Flowers in peduncled pairs in leaf axils
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Black
Berry
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999) p197
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005) p278
- Great Smoky Mountains Wildflowers (Campbell, Hutson, Sharp, & Hutson, 1962) p096
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p376
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p248
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p523
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p263
- Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007) p191
- A Field Guide for the Identification of Invasive Plants in Southern Forests (Miller, Chambliss, & Lowenstein, 2010) p066
- Invasive Exotic Plants of North Carolina (Smith, 2008) p090
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p125
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p108
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p201
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p238
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p148
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p267
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p309
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance) p18
- Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011) p294
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p197
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p317
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