Resources
- Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests - USDA Forest Service
- Element Stewardship Abstract - The Nature Conservancy
- Invasive Plant Atlas of New England - University of Connecticut
- Fact Sheet - Pennsylvania Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources
- Weeds Gone Wild: Alien Plant Invaders of Natural Areas - Plant Conservation Alliance
- Fire Effects Information System - USDA Forest Service
- Identification and Biology of Non-Native Plants in Florida's Natural Areas - University of Florida
- Weed of the Week - USDA Forest Service
- Invasive Species Management Plans for Florida - University of Florida - Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants
- Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas - National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Selected Images
![]() 1150068 Japanese honeysuckle Lonicera japonica Flower(s) Chuck Bargeron |
![]() 1150069 Japanese honeysuckle Lonicera japonica Flower(s) Chuck Bargeron |
![]() 0016120 Japanese honeysuckle Lonicera japonica Foliage James H. Miller & Ted Bodner |
![]() 0016121 Japanese honeysuckle Lonicera japonica Foliage James H. Miller |
![]() 1383052 Japanese honeysuckle Lonicera japonica Plant(s) Tom Heutte |
![]() 2308104 Japanese honeysuckle Lonicera japonica Foliage Chuck Bargeron |
![]() 5079010 Japanese honeysuckle Lonicera japonica Flower(s) Troy Evans |
![]() 2308108 Japanese honeysuckle Lonicera japonica Fruit(s) Chuck Bargeron |
![]() 2307155 Japanese honeysuckle Lonicera japonica Fruit(s) James H. Miller & Ted Bodner |
![]() 5437481 Japanese honeysuckle Lonicera japonica Seed(s) Bruce Ackley |
![]() 2307158 Japanese honeysuckle Lonicera japonica Twig(s)/Shoot(s) James H. Miller |
![]() 1380198 Japanese honeysuckle Lonicera japonica Plant(s) Chris Evans |
![]() 1116051 Japanese honeysuckle Lonicera japonica Plant(s) Charles T. Bryson |
![]() 2308102 Japanese honeysuckle Lonicera japonica Infestation Chuck Bargeron |
![]() 2308103 Japanese honeysuckle Lonicera japonica Infestation Chuck Bargeron |
![]() 5302049 Japanese honeysuckle Lonicera japonica Infestation Chuck Bargeron |
![]() 5302048 Japanese honeysuckle Lonicera japonica Infestation Chuck Bargeron |
![]() 5307098 Japanese honeysuckle Lonicera japonica Plant(s) USDA PLANTS Database |
![]() 5307099 Japanese honeysuckle Lonicera japonica Plant(s) USDA PLANTS Database |
Maps
EDDMapS Distribution - This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts, herbaria, and literature. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org
State Regulated List - This map identifies those states that list this species on their regulated list. For more information, visit Invasive.org
Most Troublesome / Most Common Agricultural Weed List
This map identifies those states that consider this species either most troublesome or most common in at least one commodity. For more information, visit the MTMC project page.
| Legend | |
| No Data for this state | |
| Troublesome or Common weed in one or more crops | |
Invasive Listing Sources
- Alabama Invasive Plant Council
- Alachua County Cogongrass Initiative
- Apalachicola Invasive Working Group
- City of Ann Arbor Michigan Parks and Recreation
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, 1994.
- Connecticut Invasive Plant List
- Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group
- Delaware Natural Resources and Environmental Control, 2004
- East Central Florida CISMA
- EDDMapS Ontario
- Faith Campbell, 1998
- Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council - Category I
- Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council - Category 1
- Hoffman, R. & K. Kearns, Eds. 1997. Wisconsin manual of control recommendations for ecologically invasive plants. Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources, Bureau of Endangered Resources. Madison, Wisconsin. 102pp.
- Illinois Exotic Weed Act
- Illinois Invasive Plant List
- Indiana Native Plant and Wildflower Society
- Invasive Plant Council of New York State
- Jil M. Swearingen, Survey of invasive plants occurring on National Park Service lands, 2000-2007
- John Randall, The Nature Conservancy, Survey of TNC Preserves, 1995.
- Kentucky Exotic Pest Plant Council - Severe Threat
- Maryland Cooperative Extension Service. 2003. Invasive Plant Control in Maryland. Home and Garden Information Center, Home and Garden Mimeo HG88. 4 pp.
- Maryland Department of Natural Resources, 1994
- Massachusetts Noxious Weeds
- Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2005
- Missouri Department of Conservation,
- Native Plant Society of Oregon, 2008
- New Hampshire Invasive Species Committee. 2005. Guide to Invasive Upland Plant Species in New Hampshire. New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets and Food Plant Industry Division and New Hampshire Invasive Species Committee.
- New Hampshire Prohibited Invasive Species
- New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Division of Plant Industry, 2004
- Nonnative Invasive Species in Southern Forest and Grassland Ecosystems
- North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, 1998
- Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust, Pennsylvania.
- Reichard, Sarah. 1994. Assessing the potential of invasiveness in woody plants introduced in North America. University of Washington Ph.D. dissertation.
- Rhode Island Natural History Society,
- South Carolina Exotic Pest Plant Council - Severe Threat
- Tatyana Livschultz, Pennsylvania survey of invasive plants,
- Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council - Severe Threat
- Treasure Coast Cooperative Invasive Species Mgmt. Area - EARLY DRAFT
- University of Hawaii, Botany Department, Hawaiian Alien Plant Studies, 1998
- Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation
- Vermont Noxious Weeds
- Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, 2009
- WeedUS - Database of Plants Invading Natural Areas in the United States
- Wisconsin's Invasive Species Identification, Classification and Control Rule
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass: Asteridae |
| Order: Dipsacales |
| Family: Caprifoliaceae |
| Genus: Lonicera |
Other System Links
Plants: LOJABayer: LONJA
GRIN: 22588
ITIS: 35283
NPDN Pest: PAYACBB
NPDN Host: 34307
Synonyms and Other Names
Other Common Names:
Chinese honeysuckle
Related Scientific Names:
| Nintooa japonica Thunb. | (Synonym) |
| Common Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |
| Scientific Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |






















