| dwarf honeysuckle | USDA PLANTS Symbol: LOXY U.S. Nativity: Exotic Habit: Shrub or Subshrub |
| Lonicera xylosteum L. |
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Taxonomic Rank: Magnoliopsida: Dipsacales: Caprifoliaceae |
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| Native Range: Europe to Altai (REHD); Europe, Asia (BAIL); | |
Dwarf honeysuckle is a perennial shrub that can reach 8-10 ft. (2.4-3 m) tall. Leaves are opposite, elliptical, deciduous and 1-2.5 in. (2.5-6.4 cm) long. Flowering occurs in May when white flowers develop in pairs in the axils of the leaves. Fruits (when produced) are dark red berries that are eaten and spread by birds. Dwarf honeysuckle is native to Europe and occurs in poor, well-drained soils in full sun. |
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Identification, Biology, Control and Management Resources
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| Selected Images from Invasive.org | View All Images at Invasive.org |
 Fruit(s); Immature Fruit Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Fruit(s); Mature fruit Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Lonicera xylosteum; Emerals Mound honeysuckle Richard Webb, Self-employed horticulurist, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
| EDDMapS Distribution: This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts and records obtained from USDA Plants Database. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org |
 State(s) Where Reported invasive. Based on state level agency and organization lists of invasive plants from WeedUS database. |
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Cornus amomum (silky dogwood) Cornus racemosa (gray dogwood) Cornus sericea (redosier dogwood) Ilex decidua (possumhaw) Ilex verticillata (common winterberry) Lindera benzoin (northern spicebush) Lonicera canadensis (American fly honeysuckle) Lonicera involucrata (twinberry honeysuckle) Photinia melanocarpa (black chokeberry) Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (common elderberry) Sambucus racemosa (red elderberry) Viburnum acerifolium (mapleleaf viburnum) Viburnum dentatum (southern arrowwood) |  More Information on Native Plants at: www.beplantwise.org PlantWise is a partnership between the National Park Service, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, The Garden Club of America and The National Invasive Species Council to prevent harmful invasive plants from invading natural areas. |
