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The fruit is a red, blue or black spherical or elongated berry containing several seeds; in most species the berries are mildly poisonous, but in a few (notably Lonicera caerulea) they are edible and grown for home use and commerce.
Lonicera morrowii, the Morrow's honeysuckle, [1] [2] is a deciduous honeysuckle in the family Caprifoliaceae, native to Japan, Korea, and Northeast China. It is colloquially called "bush honeysuckle" in the United States, and is considered an invasive species .
The plant is a large, deciduous shrub that grows a maximum of 6 metres (20 ft) tall with stems of a maximum of 10 centimetres (4 in) in diameter. The leaves are oppositely arranged, 5–9 centimetres (2– 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) long and 2–4 centimetres (3 ⁄ 4 – 1 + 5 ⁄ 8 in) broad, with an entire margin, and with at least some rough pubescence.
Asian bush honeysuckle can choke out native plants and destroy natural food sources for birds and wildlife.
Lonicera xylosteum. Lonicera xylosteum, commonly known as fly honeysuckle, [1] European fly honeysuckle, dwarf honeysuckle [2] or fly woodbine is a deciduous shrub. [1]The glossy red (or occasionally yellow) berries of this shrub are mildly poisonous to humans – children who ingest a large number (c. 30) of berries may experience abdominal pain and vomiting.
While many sources assert that L. formosa is not toxic, there have been associated deaths of cattle reported in New Zealand and Australia, where the plant is a rampant weed, and thus the plant is best considered suspect until more conclusive evidence comes to light. Leaves and unripe berries are likely to have been the plant parts browsed. [69 ...
There are the Asian Bush Honeysuckles: Amur, Morrow, and Tatarian (Lonicera maackii, Lonicera morrowii, and Lonicera tatarica) and Japanese Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica).
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.