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Lonicera villosa var. villosa

Lonicera villosa (Michx.) Schult. var. villosa

Mountain Fly Honeysuckle

Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle Family)

Synonym(s): Lonicera caerulea var. villosa

USDA Symbol: LOVIV

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N), SPM (N)

The genus, Lonicera, is named for Adam Lonicer (1528 - 1586), a German botanist 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
Leaf Arrangement: Opposite
Leaf Margin: Entire
Breeding System: Flowers Bisexual
Fruit Type: Berry
Size Notes: Up to about 5 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Yellow
Bloom Time: May , Jun
Bloom Notes: Pale yellow to creamy white.

Distribution

USA: ME , NH , PA , RI , VT
Canada: NB , NS , PE

Value to Beneficial Insects

Special Value to Bumble Bees

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

Additional resources

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

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-05-30
Research By: TWC Staff

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