Lonicera caprifolium

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Lonicera caprifolium
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Dipsacales
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Genus: Lonicera
Species:
L. caprifolium
Binomial name
Lonicera caprifolium
L.
Synonyms [1]
  • Caprifolium atropurpureumK.Koch
  • Caprifolium germanicumDelarbre
  • Caprifolium hortenseLam.
  • Caprifolium italicumMedik.
  • Caprifolium magnevilleaeDippel
  • Caprifolium pallidumSchur
  • Caprifolium perfoliatumRöhl.
  • Caprifolium rotundifoliumMoench
  • Caprifolium sylvaticumLam.
  • Caprifolium vulgareMedik.

Lonicera caprifolium, the Italian woodbine, [2] perfoliate honeysuckle, [3] goat-leaf honeysuckle, Italian honeysuckle, or perfoliate woodbine, is a species of perennial flowering plants in the genus Lonicera of the family Caprifoliaceae. It is native to parts of Europe, and naturalised in South East Britain and northeastern North America. [2] [4] It can readily be distinguished from Europe's most common species, Lonicera periclymenum , by its topmost leaves, which are perfoliate as the Latin name suggests (that is, the stem appears to grow through the centre of the leaf). It is a vigorous, deciduous climber growing up to 8 metres. It bears masses of very fragrant, cream-coloured flowers, tinged with pink, appearing in midsummer. [5] [6]

References

  1. ↑ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species" . Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  2. 1 2 NRCS. "Lonicera caprifolium". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  3. ↑ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  4. ↑ Kartesz, John T. (2014). "Lonicera caprifolium". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP).
  5. ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN   978-1-4053-3296-5.
  6. ↑ "Lonicera caprifolium Italian Honeysuckle, Italian woodbine PFAF Plant Database".
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