Tatarian honeysuckle

Lonicera tatarica L.

Description from Invasive.org

Appearance
Lonicera tatarica is a multistemmed, upright, woody, deciduous shrub that grows up to 10 ft. (3 m) tall. The bark is light gray and can often peel in vertical strips.
Foliage
The leaves are opposite, ovate, 1.5-2.5 in. (3.8-6.4 cm) long and blue-green. Often, it is one of the first shrubs to leaf out in the spring.
Flowers
Flowers develop in pairs in the axils of the leaves in May to June. Flowers are deeply 5-lobed, tubular, usually pink to red and rarely white.
Fruit
The abundant paired berries are 0.25 in. (0.6 cm) in diameter, ripen to an orange to red color and often persist throughout winter.
Ecological Threat
Lonicera tatarica readily invades open woodlands, old fields, and other disturbed sites. It can spread rapidly due to birds and mammals dispersing the seeds and can form an extremely dense understory thicket which can restrict native plant growth and tree seedling establishment. This plant is a native of eastern Asia and was first introduced into North America as an ornamental in 1752.

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Plant(s)
Patrick Breen, Oregon State University, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s) Immature fruits of Tatarian honeysuckle
Joseph OBrien, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s) Fruits of Tatarian honeysuckle.
Joseph OBrien, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
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Foliage Tatarian honeysuckle, Lonicera tatarica; entire plant is glabrous except for fine hairs on leaf margins (may require hand lens) - fruit may be orange or red; leaf bases often truncate
Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s)
Patrick Breen, Oregon State University, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s)
Patrick Breen, Oregon State University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s) in flower
Patrick Breen, Oregon State University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s)
Patrick Breen, Oregon State University, Bugwood.org
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Seed(s)
Bruce Ackley, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s) Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada. Vol. 3: 282.
USDA NRCS PLANTS Database , USDA NRCS PLANTS Database, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s)
USDA NRCS PLANTS Database , USDA NRCS PLANTS Database, Bugwood.org
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