| Tatarian honeysuckle | USDA PLANTS Symbol: LOTA U.S. Nativity: Exotic Habit: Shrub or Subshrub |
| Lonicera tatarica L. |
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Taxonomic Rank: Magnoliopsida: Dipsacales: Caprifoliaceae |
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| Native Range: Temp. Asia & Europe (GRIN); | |
Tartarian honeysuckle is a multi-stemmed, upright, deciduous shrub that grows up to 10 ft. (3 m) tall. The leaves are opposite, ovate, 1.5-2.5 in. (3.8-6.4 cm) long and blue-green. Often, it is one of the first shrubs to leaf out in the spring. Flowers develop in pairs in the axils of the leaves in May. Flowers are tubular and white to pink to red. The abundant berries are 1/4 in. (0.6 cm) in diameter, ripen to an orange to red color and often persist throughout winter. The bark is light gray and can often peel in vertical strips. Tartarian honeysuckle readily invades open woodlands, old fields and other disturbed sites. It can spread rapidly due to birds and mammals dispersing the seeds and can form a dense, understory thicket which can restrict native plant growth and tree seedling establishment. Tartarian honeysuckle is a native of eastern Asia and was first introduced into North America as an ornamental in 1752. |
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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 |
 Flower(s); Patrick Breen, Oregon State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Patrick Breen, Oregon State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); in flower Patrick Breen, Oregon State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); fruiting in Polk County, IA Chris Evans, River to River CWMA, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Fruit(s); Polk County, IA Chris Evans, River to River CWMA, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Fruit(s); Showing both red and orange berries. Polk County, IA Chris Evans, River to River CWMA, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); Patrick Breen, Oregon State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); Patrick Breen, Oregon State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Seed(s); Steve Hurst, USDA NRCS PLANTS Database, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Diagram or Graphic; USDA PLANTS Database, USDA NRCS PLANTS Database, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Diagram or Graphic; Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada. Vol. 3: 282. USDA PLANTS Database, USDA NRCS PLANTS Database, 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. |
