Putnam Park Wildflowers


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)
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Leaf description: attachment is opposite, type is simple
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     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.
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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.
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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
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Basionym: na
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Autonym: na
Wetland Status (NC): FACU
Wetland Status (MW): FACU