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Lonicera oblongifolia (Goldie) Hook.

Swamp fly honeysuckle

Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle Family)

USDA Symbol: LOOB

USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.

This species is named for Adam Lonicer (1528 - 1586), a German botanis noted for his 1557 revised version of Eucharius Rösslin’s herbal. He became professor of Mathematics in 1553 and Doctor of Medicine in 1554, becoming the town physician in Frankfurt-am-Main. His true interest though was herbs and the study of botany.

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
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Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Yellow

Distribution

USA: ME , MI , MN , NY , OH , PA , VT , WI
Canada: NB , ON , QC
Native Habitat: Woodland,Swamp/Marsh,Bog/Fen
USDA Native Status: L48(N), CAN(N)

Growing Conditions

Light Requirement: Part Shade , Shade
Soil Moisture: Moist , Wet
Soil pH: Alkaline (pH>7.2)
CaCO3 Tolerance: High

Value to Beneficial Insects

Special Value to Bumble Bees

This information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.

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Additional resources

USDA: Find Lonicera oblongifolia in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Lonicera oblongifolia in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Lonicera oblongifolia

Metadata

Record Modified: 2011-08-24
Research By: TWC Staff

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