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