Lonicera dioica Linnaeus. Limber Honeysuckle. Phen: Jun-Aug; Aug-Sep. Hab: Seepages, bogs, rocky woods, shrubby mountain bogs at high elevations, rocky ridgetop thickets over amphibolite. Dist: 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, K1, K3, 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 – C, G, Pa; > Lonicera glaucescens (Rydb.) Rydb. – S, Rehder (1903)

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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