Putnam Park Wildflowers


Flower ID: IMG_0402.JPG-05-19-2017
Flower name (scientific): Lonicera dioica Linnaeus PY: 1767. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) loh-NIS-er-a (or lon-ISS-er-a or loh-NIS-er-ah) dye-oh-EE-kah (or dy-oh-EE-kuh)
Flower name (common): Limber Honeysuckle
Family name (common): Honeysuckle
Family name (scientific): Caprifoliaceae
Scientific name origin:
     Genus: Named in honor of Adam Lonitzer (1528–1586), a German botanist, herbalist, and physician.
    Specific epithet: Latinized from the Greek dis and oîkos meaning two houses. Refers to the male and female reproductive organs being on separate plants.
Common name origin: Honeysuckle is a term used for plants rich in nectar and resembling the common honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum. Limber may reference the flexible or pliant nature of this vine.
Flower description:
     Size: 0.2 to 0.6 inches (5 to 15 mm)
     Petal count: 5
     Color: red
     Other: flower arrangement, Spike
Plant description: A liana (has a vine-like growth form). A woody plant. Also described as a climbing shrub.
     Size: 60 to 120 inches (1.5 to 3.0 m)
     Stem hairy: glabrous
     Other:
Leaf description: attachment is opposite, type is simple, sessile or perfoliate, margins entire.
     Size: Leaves up to 9 cm long and 6 cm wide.
     Color: upper surface medium green, lower surface pale green to blue-green
     Hairy: adaxial surface glabrous, abaxial surface glabrous or sparsely to moderately pubescent.
     Other: Shape: leaf, lance-elliptic
Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native
Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common
Bloom time (typical): May to June
Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial
Habitat: Woodlands, cliffs, shade or part shade, dry to moist.
Fruit: Orange-red to red berry up to about 1 cm in length.
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Similar species (if any): Lonicera hirsuta (Hairy Honeysuckle) has some resemblance when it has orange-red flowers (they are usually yellow), and this species can be distinguished by the hairs on the leaf margins.
Ethnobotany: The Meskwaki employed the berries and sometimes the bark in the preparation of a tea used to treat worms in pregnant women (Smith, p. 207, 1928).
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Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Dane, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washburn, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Wood) Click here for distribution map
In US: (AR, CT, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SD, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY) Click here for distribution map
In Canada: (AB, BC, MB, NT, ON, QC, SK, YT) Click here for distribution map
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Basionym: na
Homotypic Synonym(s): na
Heterotypic Synonym(s): POWO lists 24 heterotypic synonyms for this species.
Autonym: na
Wetland Status (NC): FACU
Wetland Status (MW): FACU