Family: Caprifoliaceae
Amur honeysuckle, Maack's honeysuckle
[Lonicera maackii f. podocarpa (Rupr.) Maxim.]
Etymology: Lonicera: named for Adam Lonitzer (1528-1586), a German herbalist, physician and botanist who wrote a standard herbal text that was reprinted many times between 1557 and 1783
Plants: perennial shrub
Invasiveness: Prohibited/Restricted Invasive - Eradicate!
Conservation Status: Introduced - naturalized; ecologically invasive
Plants: perennial shrub
Invasiveness: Prohibited/Restricted Invasive - Eradicate!
Conservation Status: Introduced - naturalized; ecologically invasive
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