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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.
yellow azalea, honeysuckle azalea Ericaceae: Despite the sweet perfume of the flowers, the nectar is toxic, containing grayanotoxin; records of poisoning of people eating the honey date back to the 4th century BC in Classical Greece. [citation needed] Rhododendron tomentosum: marsh Labrador tea, wild rosemary Ericaceae
Asian bush honeysuckle can choke out native plants and destroy natural food sources for birds and wildlife.
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.
Why is honeysuckle considered an invasive plant? Honeysuckle doesn't have razor-sharp thorns, nor does it attract dangerous pests; instead, its potential for harm comes from how good the plant is ...
Japanese Honeysuckle Lonicera maackii: Amur Honeysuckle Lonicera morrowi: Morrow's Honeysuckle Lonicera standishii: Standish's Honeysuckle Liriope sp. Liriope Lonicera tatarica: Tatarian Honeysuckle Lotus corniculatus: Bird's-foot trefoil Lysimachia nummularia: Creeping jenny Lythrum salicaria: Purple Loosestrife Mahonia bealei: Beale's ...
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 tatarica is a species of honeysuckle known by the common name Tatarian honeysuckle. [2] Native to Eurasia, the plant is one of several exotic bush honeysuckles present in North America, [ 3 ] being considered an invasive species there.