Lonicera flava Sims. Common name: Yellow Honeysuckle. Phenology: Apr-May; Jul-Aug. Habitat: In soil mats around granitic domes, limestone bluff, rocky woodlands. Distribution: W. NC, KY, and MO, south to GA, AR, and ne. TX. See Singhurst, Holmes, & Carr (2021) for information on the TX occurrence.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, G, GrPl, Il, K4, Mo2, RAB, Tn, W, Rehder (1903), Singhurst, Holmes, & Carr (2021); > Lonicera flava Sims — F, S; > Lonicera flava Sims var. flava — Ferguson (1966a); > Lonicera flava Sims var. flavescens Gleason — Ferguson (1966a); > Lonicera flavida Cockerell ex Rehder — F, S. Basionym: Lonicera flava Sims 1810
Show parent genus | Show parent in key(s)
Heliophily ⓘ: 7
Hover over a shape, letter, icon, or arrow on the map for definition or see the legend.
© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷Feedback
See something missing or incorrect about Lonicera flava? Let us know here:
- Please include your name and if possible, email in case when need to clarify what you wrote.
- If you opt out of including email, please be as specific as possible (e.g., which photo is incorrect?)
- Please do not submit questions asking to identify plants or about horticultural topics (e.g., how do I control an invasive plant in my garden?). Instead, those questions can be submitted here for the Carolinas region only.
- Please do not send us feedback about unkeyed species as this work is ongoing.
- Please allow time for flora edits to show in our next data release. We greatly appreciate your feedback but may require extra time to research complicated taxonomic issues.
Horticultural Information
Intro:
Stems:
Leaves:
Inforescence:
Flowers:
Fruits:
Comments:
Height:
plant sale text:
bloom table text:
description:
stems:
leaves:
inflorescence:
flowers:
fruits:
comments:
cultural notes:
germination code:
native range:
0 unsaved edits on this page.