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. Seed: Importance to wildlife: 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). Latitude: Longitude: Altitude: 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 References: Synonym(s): 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