Lonicera flava Sims

Yellow honeysuckle (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Dipsacales > Caprifoliaceae > Lonicera

Characteristics

Woody climber with glabrous branches; lvs not glaucous, the lower oblanceolate to broadly oval, acute or obtuse, the uppermost pair connate into an oval or subrotund disk with obtuse ends; fls golden to orange, 3–3.5 cm; cor-tube glabrous outside, glabrous or sparsely hairy inside, gradually expanded upwards, about as long as the lips; style glabrous; 2n=18. Rocky woods and thickets; s. Mo. and Ky. to N.C., Ga., and Ark. Apr., May. Plants with the cor merely yellow, mostly shorter, and more hairy within have been distinguished as var. flavescens (Small) Gleason. They may be hybrids with L. prolifera. (L. flavescens Small, not Dippel; L. flavida)
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 2.5 - 4.0
Mature height (meter) 2.5 - 4.9
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
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

Flower

Lonicera flava flower picture by K O (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Lonicera flava world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:148760-1
WFO ID wfo-0000359820
COL ID 3VZ7N
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Lonicera flava Lonicera fraseri Caprifolium flavum Caprifolium fraseri