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Lonicera nigra L.

Camérisier noir (fr), Chèvrefeuille noire (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Dipsacales > Caprifoliaceae > Lonicera

Characteristics

For description see under species complex. Distinguishing characters for this species are as follows: Leaf blade oblong to elliptic-lanceolate, 1.5-10 × 1-3 cm, glabrous throughout but abaxially often white hairy on midvein. Corolla purplish or purple-red. Ovaries free or fused in lower half. Fl. Apr-Jul, fr. Aug-Oct. 2n = 18.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread endozoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 2.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

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

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity toxic (seed), toxic (fruit)
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

Habit

Lonicera nigra habit picture by lzanchettin (cc-by-sa)
Lonicera nigra habit picture by Guillaume Labesse (cc-by-sa)
Lonicera nigra habit picture by Françoise Arbet (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Lonicera nigra leaf picture by David G (cc-by-sa)
Lonicera nigra leaf picture by andrás schinagel (cc-by-sa)
Lonicera nigra leaf picture by Olivier Le Gall (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Lonicera nigra flower picture by Francois Mansour (cc-by-sa)
Lonicera nigra flower picture by Emilie GUYNOT (cc-by-sa)
Lonicera nigra flower picture by jeclerencia (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Lonicera nigra fruit picture by David G (cc-by-sa)
Lonicera nigra fruit picture by David G (cc-by-sa)
Lonicera nigra fruit picture by Laurin Haupt (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Lonicera nigra world distribution map, present in Albania, Andorra, Austria, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Switzerland, China, Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, France, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Ukraine

Conservation status

Lonicera nigra threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:148959-1
WFO ID wfo-0000359656
COL ID 3VZCV
BDTFX ID 39899
INPN ID 106574
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Lonicera carpathica Lonicera campanifolia Chamaecerasus nigra Euchylia nigra Caprifolium nigrum Lonicera carpatica Xylosteon nigrum Lonicera nigra f. microphylla Lonicera nigra var. barbinervis Lonicera nigra
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