Lonicera sempervirens Linnaeus. Coral Honeysuckle, Trumpet Honeysuckle. Phen: Mar-Jul (and sporadically to Nov); Jul-Sep. Hab: Dry forests and woodlands, maritime forests. Dist: CT to OH and OK, south to c. peninsular FL and TX; and more widely distributed as an escape from cultivation.

ID notes:Readily distinguished from L. japonica by its glabrous stems (stems sometimes glandular but lacking obvious brown hairs like L. japonica).

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: Var. hirsutula has sometimes been maintained, differing from var. sempervirens in its ciliate leaf margins, pubescent upper leaf surfaces, sometimes glandular hypanthia and stems (vs. glabrous); it is doubtful that these distinctions are taxonomically meaningful.

Synonymy: = Ar, Fl7, GrPl, GW2, Il, K3, K4, Mi, Mo2, NcTx, NY, Pa, RAB, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, W, WH3, WV, Ferguson (1966a); = Phenianthus sempervirens (L.) Raf. – S; > Lonicera sempervirens L. var. hirsutula – C, F, G, K1, Rehder (1903); > Lonicera sempervirens L. var. minor Aiton – F; > Lonicera sempervirens L. var. sempervirens – C, F, G, K1, NE, Rehder (1903)

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Wetland Indicator Status:

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

Heliophily: 6