Putnam Park Wildflowers


Flower ID: IMG_0374.JPG-05-17-2017
Flower name (scientific): Lonicera tatarica Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) loh-NIS-er-a (or lon-ISS-er-a or loh-NIS-er-ah) tat-TAR-ee-ka
Flower name (common): Honeysuckle Tatarian
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: From or of Tartary (variant spelling Tatary), medieval Latin Tartaria, land of the Tartars, central Asia.
Common name origin: Honeysuckle is a term used for plants rich in nectar and resembling the common honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum. Tatarian is used to denote actual or supposed Tartar origin.
Flower description:
     Size: 0.2 to 0.4 inches (5 to 10 mm)
     Petal count: 2 lips, the upper lip has four lobes, the central two lobes are fused at the base, giving the appearance of 5 petals.
     Color: pink to reddish-pink or white
     Other: flower arrangement, Raceme
Plant description: Erect
     Size: 60 to 120 inches (1.5 to 3.0 m)
     Stem hairy: glabrous to sparsely pubescent
     Other:
Leaf description: attachment is opposite, type is simple. Leaves have a short petiole and the margins are entire.
     Size: Leaves are up to about 6 cm long and 4 cm wide.
     Color: medium green
     Hairy: surfaces are glabrous
     Other: Shape: leaf, oval-ovate (IL)
Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Introduced - naturalized, ecologically invasive. On the restictd plant list for Wisconsin.
Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common
Bloom time (typical): May to June
Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial
Habitat: Fields, woodlands, thickets, disturbed sites, roadsides, sun or part shade.
Fruit: A red colored berry, about 6 to 8 mm in diameter.
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Similar species (if any): Lonicera morrowii (Morrow's Honeysuckle) and Lonicera maackii (Amur Honeysuckle) both have some resemblance to Lonicera tatarica. Lonicera tatarica usually has pink flowers, but sometimes white flowers, and is glabrous or nearly so. Lonicera morrowii has white flowers, leaves and stems hairy, and leaves with a somewhat blunt tip. Lonicera maackii has white flowers, leaves and stems hairy, and leaves with a slender and elongated tip. There is also a hybrid species Lonicera × bella (Bell's Honeysuckle, Showy Honeysuckle) with pink flowers that is rather widespread in Wisconsin. Lonicera × bella is an hybrid between L. morrowii and L. tatarica with characteristics between the latter two species.
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Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Calumet, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Iron, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Ozaukee, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha, Waushara, Wood) Click here for distribution map
In US: (AK, CA, CO, CT, DE, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SD, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) Click here for distribution map
In Canada: (AB, MB, NB, NS, ON, QC, SK) Click here for distribution map
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Basionym: na
Homotypic Synonym(s): POWO lists 3 homotypic synonyms for this species.
Heterotypic Synonym(s): POWO lists 45 heterotypic synonyms for this species.
Autonym: na
Wetland Status (NC): FACU
Wetland Status (MW): FACU