Lonicera sempervirens - (image 1 of 4)
Taxonomy
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Habitat
Woodlands, thickets.
Associates
Distribution
MA to NY, south to FL; west to TX, OH, IA, and NE.
Morphology
Perennial, woody, twining vine. Leaves to 3" long, opposite, perfoliate, oblong, deep green above, pale beneath. Flowers to 2" long, in whorled clusters at ends of stems; corolla 5-lobed, brilliant red; stamens 5, yellow. Fruit a juicy red berry; seeds black.
Notes
Flowers April into August.
Wetland indicator: Facultative upland, facultative
Evergreen in the southern portion of it's range. Popular garden plant that attracts hummingbirds.
Bibliography
Niering, W. A. 1979. The Audubon society field guide to North American
wildflowers: eastern region.
Knopf/Random House, New York.
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