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Lonicera caerulea L.
sweetberry honeysuckle

       
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Photo of Lonicera caerulea L.
Carole Ritchie. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. China, Manchuria. Usage Requirements.
 
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Lonicera caerulea L.

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Synonyms:
Lonicera caerulea L.

  LOCAG4 Lonicera caerulea L. var. glabrescens auct.
 

Distribution:
Lonicera caerulea L.

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Distribution Map Legend

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USA (CA, ID, MT, NV, OR, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC)
 

Related Taxa:
Lonicera caerulea L.

View 11 genera in Caprifoliaceae, 52 species in Lonicera or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Lonicera caerulea L. var. altaica Pall.. .
Lonicera caerulea var. altaica
Distribution of Lonicera caerulea L. var. cauriana (Fernald) B. Boivin. .
Lonicera caerulea var. cauriana
bluefly honeysuckle
Distribution of Lonicera caerulea L. var. dependens (Regel ex Dippel) Rehder. .
Lonicera caerulea var. dependens
Distribution of Lonicera caerulea L. var. edulis Turcz. ex Herder. .
Lonicera caerulea var. edulis
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Lonicera caerulea L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Dipsacales
Family Caprifoliaceae – Honeysuckle family
Genus Lonicera L. – honeysuckle
Species Lonicera caerulea L. – sweetberry honeysuckle
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Lonicera caerulea L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Rhode Island:
mountain fly-honeysuckle              Special Concern
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Lonicera caerulea L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC,FACW+ FACW+ NO FACW* NO NO NO NO NO FAC FAC* NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Lonicera caerulea L.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 503543.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

 
 
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