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Lonicera xylosteum L.

Fly honeysuckle (en), Camérisier (fr), Camérisier des haies (fr), Chèvrefeuille des haies (fr), Chèvrefeuille camérisier (fr), Camérisier à balais (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Dipsacales > Caprifoliaceae > Lonicera

Characteristics

Much like no. 8 [Lonicera oblongifolia (Goldie) Hook.], but with hollow twigs, shorter (12–20 mm) peduncles, well developed bracts and bractlets, separate, glandular ovaries, and mostly shorter (7–12 mm) cor; 2n=18. Native of Europe, occasionally escaped and ± established in our range. May, June.
More
A shrub.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread endozoochory
Mature width (meter) 1.75 - 2.5
Mature height (meter) 2.0
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 climate plant.
Light 4-8
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 2-4
Soil acidity 5-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 3-7

Usage

The fruit are eaten as a snack.
Uses medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Tumor (unspecified)
Human toxicity toxic (seed), toxic (fruit)
Animal toxicity toxic (seed), toxic (fruit)

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°) -40
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Lonicera xylosteum habit picture by Jacques Zuber (cc-by-sa)
Lonicera xylosteum habit picture by Thierry LE COM (cc-by-sa)
Lonicera xylosteum habit picture by Mark Lesser (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Lonicera xylosteum leaf picture by Embun Jofre (cc-by-sa)
Lonicera xylosteum leaf picture by sulzmann angelina (cc-by-sa)
Lonicera xylosteum leaf picture by Sonia Vazquez (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Lonicera xylosteum flower picture by anja john (cc-by-sa)
Lonicera xylosteum flower picture by Ketxus Lopez (cc-by-sa)
Lonicera xylosteum flower picture by Ketxus Lopez (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Lonicera xylosteum fruit picture by Severin Ronald (cc-by-sa)
Lonicera xylosteum fruit picture by Urrutikoetxea Mikel Urrutikoetxea (cc-by-sa)
Lonicera xylosteum fruit picture by St M (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Lonicera xylosteum world distribution map, present in Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belarus, Canada, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Estonia, Finland, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Ukraine, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:149194-1
WFO ID wfo-0000361644
COL ID 3VZJR
BDTFX ID 39920
INPN ID 106595
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Lonicera xylosteum Lonicera dumetorum Lonicera rubra Caprifolium dumetorum Xylosteon dumetorum Chamaecerasus dumetorum Chamaecerasus xylosteum Euchylia villosa Caprifolium xylosteum Lonicera ochroleuca
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