Lonicera canadensis
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Lonicera canadensis is a flowering deciduous
, perennial, phanerophytic shrub which is monoclinous and grows 1–2 m tall. It is the only member of its genus with hairless leaf structures. It typically flowers from the last week of April until the third or fourth week of May. Fruit appears approximately the first week of June until the first week of August. The fruit is feed upon by a variety of avian frugivores including the Robin (turdus migratorius) and Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis).
United States—CT, GA, IA, IL, IN?, KY?, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV
Canada—NB, NS, ON, PE, QC
Threatened and Endangered Information:
Lonicera canadensis Bartram ex Marsh.
This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.
Wetland Indicator Status
: FACU (Facultative Upland) Usually occurs in non-wetlands (estimated probability 67%-99%), but occasionally found on wetlands (estimated probability 1%-33%).
Deciduous
Deciduous means "falling off at maturity" or "tending to fall off", and is typically used in reference to trees or shrubs that lose their leaves seasonally, and to the shedding of other plant structures such as petals after flowering or fruit when ripe...
, perennial, phanerophytic shrub which is monoclinous and grows 1–2 m tall. It is the only member of its genus with hairless leaf structures. It typically flowers from the last week of April until the third or fourth week of May. Fruit appears approximately the first week of June until the first week of August. The fruit is feed upon by a variety of avian frugivores including the Robin (turdus migratorius) and Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis).
- Habitat: Dry to moist upland woods, occasionally found in coniferous swampConiferous swampConiferous swamps are forested wetlands in which the dominant trees are lowland conifers such as northern white cedar . The soil in these swamp areas are typically saturated for most of the growing season and are occasionally inundated by seasonal storms or winter snow melt.The substrate is usually...
s and growing along streams.
- Stems: The main stems are light brown round, fibrous or furrowed bark not exfoliating, ascending or erect. The branches grow ascending or horizontal.
- Distribution: Native to northeastern North America.
United States—CT, GA, IA, IL, IN?, KY?, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV
Canada—NB, NS, ON, PE, QC
- Rarity Status Global Conservation Status Rank -- G5
Threatened and Endangered Information:
Lonicera canadensis Bartram ex Marsh.
This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.
- Indiana: American fly-honeysuckle, Extirpated
- Maryland: Canada honeysuckle, Endangered
- New Jersey: American fly-honeysuckle, Endangered
- Tennessee: American fly-honeysuckle, Special Concern
Wetland Indicator Status
Wetland Indicator Status
Wetland indicator status denotes the probability of individual species of vascular plants occurring in freshwater, brackish and saltwater wetlands in the United States. The wetland status of 7,000 plants is determined upon information contained in a list compiled in the National Wetland Inventory...
: FACU (Facultative Upland) Usually occurs in non-wetlands (estimated probability 67%-99%), but occasionally found on wetlands (estimated probability 1%-33%).