amur honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii)
Family: Caprifoliaceae
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| Form:
This is a shrub that develops arched branches and multiple stems. |
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Leaves: [if 789 not_equals=””] Shape: ovate with long-acuminate apex[/if 100] Margin: entire Texture: glabrous Variation: pinnate |
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| Bark:
It has non-exfoliating bark with conspicuous interlacing ridges. |
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| Twigs and Buds:
It’s twigs are hollow and it has small buds. |
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| Flowers and Fruit:
Persistent red berries are born on short stalks. |
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| Distinguishing Characteristics:
Look for it’s red soft berries, white-yellow flowers, opposite arrangement. It often grows in clumps and has a woody stems which distinguishes it from Japanese honeysuckle which is more of a vine. |
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| Range:
Eastern U.S. Introduced from Manchuria and Korea. |
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| Silvics:
It’s best growth occurs in full sunlight, but will pretty much grow anywhere. |
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| Ecological and Cultural Importance:
Highly invasive exotic, that displaces native plant populations. |
