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Lonicera dioica Linnaeus. Common name: Limber Honeysuckle. Phenology: Jun-Aug; Aug-Sep. Habitat: Seepages, bogs, rocky woods, shrubby mountain bogs at high elevations, rocky ridgetop thickets over amphibolite. Distribution: MA and QC west to WI, south to NJ, NC, and IN.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: Varieties or species have sometimes been maintained based on minor variation of pubescence; it is unlikely that these are taxonomically meaningful. Var. orientalis has the lower leaf surfaces, hypanthium, and style hairy (vs. glabrous or nearly so in var. dioica).

Synonymy ⓘ: = GrPl, K4, Mi, Mo2, NE, NY, RAB, Tat, Tn, Va, W, WV; > Lonicera dioica L. — S, Rehder (1903); > Lonicera dioica L. var. dioica — C, F, G, Il, Pa, Ferguson (1966a); > Lonicera dioica L. var. glaucescens (Rydb.) Butters — F, Il, Pa, Ferguson (1966a); > Lonicera dioica L. var. orientalis Gleason — C, G, Pa; > Lonicera glaucescens (Rydb.) Rydb. — S, Rehder (1903). Basionym: Lonicera dioica L. 1767

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
  • Great Plains: FACU
  • Midwest: FACU
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU

Heliophily ⓘ: 5

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image of plant© Alan Cressler: Lonicera dioica, Cohutta Wilderness, Chattahoochee National Forest, Murray County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
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image of plant© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
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