EcoFlora - Lonicera ruprechtiana

Lonicera ruprechtiana Regel
Family: Caprifoliaceae Manchurian Honeysuckle	vPlants Indiana Flora Resources The Morton Arboretum Shrub to 3 m tall Leaves: opposite, short-stalked, dark green above, paler beneath, 6 - 10 cm long, more than twice as long as wide, oblong- reverse egg-shaped to lance-shaped with a tapering base and pointed tip, hairless or nearly so above, hairy beneath. Leaf stalk hairy. Flowers: borne in clusters (spikes) at branch tips. Bracts usually exceeding calyx, awl-shaped, and hairy. Calyx short, five-lobed. Corolla white, turning yellowish, 1.5 - 1.8 cm long, tubular, five-lobed, hairless outside. Corolla tube to 3 mm long, hairless. Stamens five. Fruit: a few-seeded berry, in clusters, reddish orange. Twigs: hollow. Form: upright and spreading. Similar species: Lonicera x muendeniensis is similar but its corolla tube is larger (to 4 mm long or longer). Flowering: May Habitat and ecology: Introduced from Asia. A rare escape from cultivation. The few Chicago Region records are from specimens found in waste ground along railroads and roadsides. Occurence in the Chicago region: non-native Etymology: Lonicera is named after Adam Lonicer (1528-1586), a German botanist and author. Author: The Morton Arboretum From Flora of Indiana (1940) by Charles C. Deam ...... Indiana Coefficient of Conservatism: C = null, non-native Wetland Indicator Status: N/A
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