Lonicera involucrata
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| Image:Lonicera involucrata.png Bearberry Honeysuckle
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| Lonicera involucrata (Richards.) Banks ex Spreng. |
Lonicera involucrata (Bearberry honeysuckle, Twinberry honeysuckle [1], Twin-berry) is a species of Honeysuckle native to North America that grows frequently in high elevations. This plant is often used as an ornamental plant [2]
This plant is a large shrub that can grow up to ten feet high. It has yellow hairy flowers that come in pairs and are about half an inch (14 mm) long, and it is monoecious. It produces small (.08 inch/2mm length) black-colored berries that are edible but bitter. Its leaves are elliptic, roughly oval-shaped, and can be up to 0.4 inches (10 mm) long. They are hairy along the margins and on the underside. Honeysuckle plants are air-pollution-resistant and can be kept in a (very large) garden. Their biggest limiting factor is rainfall, as they need moist or well-drained soil and grow better near a source of water. However, some honeysuckle plants have been known to survive droughts with only 4 inches of rainfall a year.
[edit] References
- ^ Lonicera involucrata at USDA Plants Database
- ^ Blanchan, Neltje (2005). Wild Flowers Worth Knowing. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
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