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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lonicera sempervirens
FAMILY
Caprifoliaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lonicera sempervirens
FAMILY
Caprifoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Lonicera sempervirens
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Lonicera sempervirens var. hirsutula
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Lonicera sempervirens var. sempervirens
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 174-02-005:
Lonicera sempervirens FAMILY Caprifoliaceae
COMMON NAME:
Coral Honeysuckle, Trumpet Honeysuckle, Scarlet Honeysuckle, Woodbine
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_lose_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_lose_008_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm100313_229
March Grady County GA
Wolf Creek Preserve
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Gill Newberry gn04_l_sempervirens_fl
April
Opposite leaves just below the inflorescence are fused around the stem, per Wild Flowers of NC, 1st edition.
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JK Marlow jkm0304n_25
April Greenville County SC
When cultivated in the garden the plant flowers abundantly, per Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989).
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JK Marlow jkm130425_781
April Pickens County SC
Pickens County Museum
Calyx lobes obsolete to 0.3mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm130425_791
April Pickens County SC
Pickens County Museum
Corolla red, often yellow within, tube 3-5cm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm130425_794
April Pickens County SC
Pickens County Museum
Stem smooth to finely hairy at first, new growth purplish, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005).
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JK Marlow jkm200403_3505
April Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
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JK Marlow jkm200415_3903
April Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
A vine that climbs to about 5m or that trails, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Bobbie L Holt blh867_a
May Anderson County SC
Carolina Wild Native Plant Nursery
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JK Marlow jkm0405j_03
May Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
A yellow form.
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JK Marlow jkm110513_529
May Greenville County SC
Camp Old Indian
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Keith Bradley kab_l_sempervirens_77680
September Collier County FL
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
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Keith Bradley kab_l_sempervirens_77687
September Collier County FL
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
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Paul Thompson pstlonicera_sempervirens
Month Unknown
The pair of leaves directly below the flower are fused (perfoliate). — Clemson Extension
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lonicera sempervirens
FAMILY
Caprifoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lonicera sempervirens
FAMILY
Caprifoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Lonicera sempervirens
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Lonicera sempervirens var. hirsutula
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Lonicera sempervirens var. sempervirens
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 174-02-005:
Lonicera sempervirens
FAMILY
Caprifoliaceae
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Woody vine
Perennial
Habitat: Dry forests and woodlands, maritime forests, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common
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LEAVES:
Partially evergreen
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Red
Nearly radially symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed corolla
5 stamens
Inferior ovary
Flowers in terminal clusters subtended by connate leaves
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Berry
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999) p196
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006) p209
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005) p278
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South (Wasowski & Wasowski, 1994, 2020) p103
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002) p226
- Great Smoky Mountains Wildflowers (Campbell, Hutson, Sharp, & Hutson, 1962) p096
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p197
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p248
- Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants p141
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p126
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p326
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p145
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p239
- 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) p310
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance) p18
- Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011) p295
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p197
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p146
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