Family: Caprifoliaceae
grape honeysuckle, yellow honeysuckle
[Lonicera prolifera (Kirchn.) Booth ex Rehder, more... ]
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, woody vine
Leaves: uppermost leaf rounded at the tip
Flowers: pale yellow, 5-parted, 3/4"-1 1/4" long, tubular; inflorescence a cluster in the leaf "pocket" at the ends of the branches; blooms May-June
Habitat: moist; woods, thickets
Conservation Status: Native
Plants: perennial, woody vine
Leaves: uppermost leaf rounded at the tip
Flowers: pale yellow, 5-parted, 3/4"-1 1/4" long, tubular; inflorescence a cluster in the leaf "pocket" at the ends of the branches; blooms May-June
Habitat: moist; woods, thickets
Conservation Status: Native
Floristic Rating: Coefficient of Conservatism = 6 USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos