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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. It is used in traditional Chinese medicine.
Lonicera fragrantissima is a species of flowering plant in the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae, known by the common names winter-flowering honeysuckle, [2] fragrant honeysuckle, [3] kiss-me-at-the-gate, [4] and sweet breath of spring. [5] It is native to China and has been an introduced species to other parts of the world.
Winter can seem like a real downer after the beginning of the new year; there are no major holidays around the corner, the weather is bleak, and hearty stews have started to feel a bit boring.
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.
Asian bush honeysuckle can choke out native plants and destroy natural food sources for birds and wildlife.
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.
As spring gets underway, a plant haunting the dreams of many a conservationist has made its return. Honeysuckle is back. The invasive, sunlight-hogging bush has begun taking over fields, roadsides ...
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