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Most honeysuckle berries are attractive to wildlife, which has led to species such as L. japonica and L. maackii spreading invasively outside of their home ranges. Many species of Lonicera are eaten by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species—see a list of Lepidoptera that feed on honeysuckles.
This honeysuckle is a deciduous shrub growing 1 to 2 metres (3 + 1 ⁄ 2 to 6 + 1 ⁄ 2 ft) tall. It has slender, spreading branches and it may take a clumpy form. The leaves are oval or oblong in shape and measure up to 8 centimetres (3 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) long [2] by 4 wide.
Lonicera caerulea, also known by its common names blue honeysuckle, [2] sweetberry honeysuckle, [3] fly honeysuckle [3] (blue fly honeysuckle [4]), blue-berried honeysuckle, [2] [5] or the honeyberry, [2] [3] is a non-climbing honeysuckle native throughout the cool temperate Northern Hemisphere regions of North America, Europe, and Asia.
Lonicera ligustrina (女贞叶忍冬, nü zhen ye ren dong), the privet-like honeysuckle, [3] is a species of honeysuckle found in the central and eastern Himalayas of Bhutan, India, Nepal, and in southern and central China. [2]
Northern bush honeysuckle is a deciduous shrub, reaching a maximum height between 0.6 and 1.2 metres (24 and 47 in). [1] This particular species is known for the following characteristics: branches lying close to the ground, fibrous roots, pale yellow flowers, and dry, woody fruit.
The honeysuckle produces berries, connoting that the fruit has a flesh outer appearance with seeds contained inside. Generally, the berry has a red color when it's at peak maturity and is small with a size of 8 mm. [ 5 ] The flowers attract hummingbirds , while other birds eat the fruits.
Lonicera subspicata is a species of honeysuckle known by the common name southern honeysuckle. It is native to Baja California, California, and northern Baja California Sur, where it is known from several areas in mountain and coastal habitat, particularly chaparral. It is a vining shrub which usually climbs on other plants for support.
The Caprifoliaceae or honeysuckle family is a clade of dicotyledonous flowering plants consisting of about 860 species [3] in 33 [2] to 42 genera, with a nearly cosmopolitan distribution. Centres of diversity are found in eastern North America and eastern Asia , while they are absent in tropical and southern Africa .