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Most honeysuckle berries are attractive to wildlife, which has led to species such as L. japonica and L. maackii spreading invasively outside of their home ranges. Many species of Lonicera are eaten by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species—see a list of Lepidoptera that feed on honeysuckles.
Lonicera reticulata, commonly called grape honeysuckle, [1] is a species of honeysuckle that is native to North America. It is a perennial vine that produces creamy white or yellow flowers that age to pink in late spring.
The Caprifoliaceae or honeysuckle family is a clade of dicotyledonous flowering plants consisting of about 860 species [3] in 33 [2] to 42 genera, with a nearly cosmopolitan distribution. Centres of diversity are found in eastern North America and eastern Asia , while they are absent in tropical and southern Africa .
Lonicera japonica, known as Japanese honeysuckle [2] and golden-and-silver honeysuckle, [3] is a species of honeysuckle native to East Asia, including many parts of China. It is often grown as an ornamental plant, but has become an invasive species in a number of countries.
Lonicera maackii, the Amur honeysuckle, is a species of honeysuckle in the family Caprifoliaceae that is native to temperate eastern Asia; specifically in northern and western China south to Yunnan, Mongolia, Primorsky Krai in southeastern Siberia, Korea, and, albeit rare there, central and northern Honshū, Japan.
Lonicera periclymenum, common names honeysuckle, common honeysuckle, European honeysuckle, or woodbine, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caprifoliaceae native to much of Europe, North Africa, Turkey and the Caucasus. [2] It is found as far north as southern Norway, Sweden and Finland.
Northern bush honeysuckle is a deciduous shrub, reaching a maximum height between 0.6 and 1.2 metres (24 and 47 in). [1] This particular species is known for the following characteristics: branches lying close to the ground, fibrous roots, pale yellow flowers, and dry, woody fruit.
Lonicera caerulea, also known by its common names blue honeysuckle, [2] sweetberry honeysuckle, [3] fly honeysuckle [3] (blue fly honeysuckle [4]), blue-berried honeysuckle, [2] [5] or the honeyberry, [2] [3] is a non-climbing honeysuckle native throughout the cool temperate Northern Hemisphere regions of North America, Europe, and Asia.