Lonicera dioica L.

Limber honeysuckle (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Dipsacales > Caprifoliaceae > Lonicera

Characteristics

Climbing shrub with glabrous branches; lvs 5–12 cm, variable in shape, glaucous beneath, the uppermost one or two pairs united into a rhombic or doubly ovate disk, narrowed to an obtuse tip or rounded and mucronate; spike short-peduncled; cor 1.5–2.5 cm, pale yellowish to purplish, gibbous near the base, hairy inside, the lips about equaling the tube. Moist woods and thickets, occasionally on dunes or in swamps. May, June. Four vars.:
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A twining woody vine. The leaves are not hairy on the edge. The flowers are yellow to orange.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 3.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows in dry woods.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-7

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible fruits nectars
Therapeutic use Cathartic (bark), Gynecological Aid (bark), Kidney Aid (bark), Diuretic (bark), Anthelmintic (bark), Tuberculosis Remedy (root), Venereal Aid (root), Anthelmintic (root), Diuretic (unspecified), Urinary Aid (unspecified), Gynecological Aid (unspecified), Misc. Disease Remedy (unspecified), Venereal Aid (unspecified), Emetic (unspecified), Febrifuge (unspecified), Love Medicine (unspecified), Pediatric Aid (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -29
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Lonicera dioica leaf picture by Casey Harmon (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Lonicera dioica world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:326317-2
WFO ID wfo-0001290590
COL ID 72N38
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Lonicera parviflora Lonicera epsomiensis Lonicera macrophylla Caprifolium glaucescens Caprifolium bracteosum Caprifolium dioicum Caprifolium glaucum Caprifolium parviflorum Lonicera ovata Lonicera marylandica Lonicera media Lonicera dioica Lonicera glaucescens Lonicera dioica f. dioica Lonicera glaucescens var. dasygyna Lonicera dioica var. dasygyna Lonicera dioica var. dioica Lonicera dioica var. orientalis

Lower taxons

Lonicera dioica var. glaucescens