| Diervilla rivularis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Dipsacales |
| Family: | Caprifoliaceae |
| Genus: | Diervilla |
| Species: | D. rivularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Diervilla rivularis Gattinger | |
Diervilla rivularis is a species of flowering plant in the honeysuckle family known by common names mountain bush-honeysuckle and hairy bush-honeysuckle. It is native to the eastern United States, where it is limited to the southern Appalachian Mountains. It occurs in Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee. It is extirpated from North Carolina. [1]
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It is a compact, perennial shrub that grows 3–6 feet (0.91–1.83 m) tall. [2] Flowers are trumpet-shaped, two-lipped, and pale yellow to greenish yellow. Leaves are simple, hairy and opposite, oval or elliptical. [2] This plant grows in moist wooded areas and disturbed areas such as roadsides. [3] It occurs at middle to higher elevations in its range. [1] The Latin specific epithet rivularis means loving brooks. It refers to the plant's preference of growing in moist habitats. [2]
The plant is considered "somewhat threatened" by habitat loss due to land-use conversion, habitat fragmentation, and forest management practices. [1] [4]
