dwarf honeysuckle
Dipsacales > Caprifoliaceae > Lonicera xylosteum L.
Dwarf honeysuckle is a perennial shrub that can reach 8-10 ft. (2.4-3 m) tall. Leaves are opposite, elliptical, deciduous and 1-2.5 in. (2.5-6.4 cm) long. Flowering occurs in May when white flowers develop in pairs in the axils of the leaves. Fruits (when produced) are dark red berries that are eaten and spread by birds. Dwarf honeysuckle is native to Europe and occurs in poor, well-drained soils in full sun.

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Number:5272094
Description: Fruit(s); Immature Fruit
Photographer:Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut
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Number:5272096
Description: Fruit(s); Mature fruit
Photographer:Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut
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Number:5272095
Description: Plant(s);
Photographer:Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut
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Number:1480252
Description: Foliage; Lonicera xylosteum; Emerals Mound honeysuckle
Photographer:Richard Webb, Self-employed horticulurist
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Invasive Reference(s)

  • Connecticut - Noxious Weed Law
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  • Mid-Atlantic - EPPC List
  • Invasive Plants of the Upper Midwest
  • Invasive Plant Atlas of New England
  • USDA Forest Service Fire Effects

Subject Reference(s)

  • USDA, NRCS. 2001. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.1, National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. - http://plants.usda.gov/