Caprifoliaceae : The Honeysuckle Family

1. By: Josh Carlson Caprifoliaceae: The Honeysuckle Family http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3302/3490223452_a50e2ed54e.jpg

2. Caprifoliaceae • 11 Genera • 400 Species • Most of the species found in Minnesota don’t travel much further west • Shrub/ Half Shrub/ Vine

3. Viburnumlentago: Nannyberry • Leaves: opposite, simple, ovate, “finely” serrate, paler on bottum • Flowers: white, large cluster about 5 inches in width http://classes.hortla.wsu.edu/hort231/List02/VibLenLvsSm.jpg http://www.springvalleyroses.com/artwork/berries/viburnum-l-flower-200.jpg

4. Viburnumrafinesquianum: Downy arrowwood • Leaves: opposite, simple, elliptic to ovate, large serrate • Flowers: large clusters, white http://www.uwgb.edu/biodiversity/herbarium/shrubs/vibraf_leaf01gf400.jpg http://www.duke.edu/~cwcook/trees/vira130890.jpg

5. Viburnumtrilobum: Highbush cranberry • Leaves: opposite, simple, 3 lobed • Flowers: white, “flat topped cyme” • Fruit: red and edible http://www.colby-sawyer.edu/images/image_941.jpg http://www.portlandnursery.com/plants/images/viburnum_trilobum/viburnum_trilobum235.jpg

6. Diervillalonicera: Bush Honeysuckle • Also known as the Northern Bush Honeysuckle • Leaves: Green to Red in the fall, 5-12 cm long, simple and opposite • Flowers: ½ inch across, usually red or yellow, bell shaped

7. Bush Honeysuckle http://www.wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_image=26323

8. Loniceracanadensis: Fly Honeysuckle • Leaves: Opposite and simple, leaf edge is entire, up to 3 inches long • Flowers: Bell shaped, about 1 inch long • Fruit: fused/paired www.luontoportti.com/suomi/images/4546.jpg

9. Loniceradioica: Wild Honeysuckle • Also known as the Limber Honeysuckle • Vine like • Leaves: opposite, simple, stipules absent • Flowers:3/4 in long, yellow, orange, or purple http://www.ct-botanical-society.org/galleries/loniceradioi.html

10. Lonicerahirsuta: Hairy Honeysuckle • MN is the furthest west this plant is found • Vine like • Leaves: opposite, simple, ovate, “hairy fringe”, up to 13 cm long • Flowers: clustered, 2.5 cm long, yellow or orange http://wisplants.uwsp.edu/photos/LONHIR_EJJ4.jpg

11. Loniceravillosa: Mountain Fly Honeysuckle • Leaves: simple, opposite, oblong, up to 6 cm long, hairy on the underside • Flowers: paired, yellow or white, up to 15 mm long • Fruit: Blue and edible http://wisplants.uwsp.edu/photos/LONVIL_JK.jpg

12. http://www.digitalnaturalhistory.com/images/LoniceraVillosa2MickeleensPathAug82005.jpghttp://www.digitalnaturalhistory.com/images/LoniceraVillosa2MickeleensPathAug82005.jpg

13. References • Native Plant Database, University of Texas at austin, http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=DILO • Diervillalonicera Bush Honeysuckle, http://www.borealforest.org/shrubs/shrub13.htm • American fly honeysuckle CaprifoliaceaeLoniceracanadensis, http://www.cnr.vt.edu/DENDRO/DENDROLOGY/Syllabus2/factsheet.cfm?ID=911 • Connecticut Wildflower Limber Honeysuckle (Glaucous Honeysuckle), http://www.ct-botanical-society.org/galleries/loniceradioi.html, November, 2005 • Loniceradioica Wild Honeysuckle, Steven D. Glenn, http://nymf.bbg.org/profile_species_tech.asp?id=336, August 13, 2009 • Northern Ontario Plant Database, http://www.northernontarioflora.ca/description.cfm?speciesid=1004712, January 2010 • LoniceravillosaMountain Fly Honeysuckle, http://www.borealforest.org/shrubs/shrub28.htm, • nannyberry CaprifoliaceaeViburnumlentago, http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=443, 2009 • Viburnumlentago Nannyberry Viburnum or Sheepberry, http://hcs.osu.edu/hcs/TMI/Plantlist/vi_ntago.html, • ViburnumrafinesquianumSchultes var. affine (Bush ex Schneid.) House, http://www.biosurvey.ou.edu/shrub/viraa.htm, 1999 • Viburnumtrilobum American CranberrybushViburnum, http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/v/vibtri/vibtri1.html • Vascular Plant Taxonomy, Fifth Edition, Dirk R Walters. David J Keil. Zack E Murrell, 2006 • Caprifoliaceae - Honeysuckle Family, http://montana.plant-life.org/families/Caprifoliaceae.htm