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Lonicera arizonica
Lonicera arizonica Rehder
Arizona Honeysuckle
Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle Family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: LOAR
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
Trailing or climbing vine or shrub.
Leaves: 3", oval to elliptical, simple, opposite, finely glandular-hairy; lower leaves on short stalks, upper pairs stalkless, united at base.
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: PerennialHabit: Vine
Fruit Type: Berry
Size Notes: Stems trailing or twining, up to about 6 feet long.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Red , PurpleBloom Time: Jun , Jul
Distribution
USA: AZ , NMNative Distribution: Arizona and New Mexico.
Native Habitat: Mountain areas, open coniferous woods.
Value to Beneficial Insects
Special Value to Bumble BeesThis information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.
Web Reference
Webref 75 - Southwest Desert Flora (2020) Southwest Desert FloraWebref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Lonicera arizonica in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Lonicera arizonica in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Lonicera arizonica
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-05-30Research By: TWC Staff