Flower ID: IMG_0375.JPG-06-08-2018 Flower name (scientific): Lonicera sempervirens Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) loh-NISS-er-ah sem-per-VY-renz Flower name (common): Trumpet 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: From the Latin for always green; evergreen. Common name origin: From the appearance of the flowers supposedly having the shape of a trumpet. Flower description: Size: 1.5 to 2.0 inches (3.8 to 5.1 cm) Petal count: 5 Color: red or orange Other: flower arrangement, Whorl Plant description: Size: 36 to 216 inches (91 to 550 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is opposite, type is simple Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, oval, perfoliate-connate (IL), oblanceolate to oblong-elliptic to ovate (MP) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon Bloom time (typical): June to July Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Streambanks, mesic forests, sun or semi-shade, moist. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): According to the USDA database, this species has not been reported from Wisconsin or Minnesota, but is present in Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, and more southern and eastern US states. No close lookalikes. Ethnobotany: Latitude: Longitude: Altitude: Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Brown, Columbia, Dane, Eau Claire, Milwaukee, Racine, Rock, Rusk, Sheboygan) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (ON, QC) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym: na Wetland Status (NC): FACU Wetland Status (MW): FACU