PLANTS Profile for Lonicera japonica (Japanese honeysuckle)

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Lonicera japonica Thunb.
Japanese honeysuckle

Symbol:

LOJA

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Caprifoliaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Vine

Native Status:

L48		I
HI		I
PR		I
CAN		I

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Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. South National Technical Center, Fort Worth. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Lonicera japonica Thunb.

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Synonyms:
Lonicera japonica Thunb.

	LOJAA2	Lonicera japonica Thunb. var. aureo-reticulata (T. Moore) G. Nicholson
	LOJAC	Lonicera japonica Thunb. var. chinensis (P.W. Watson) Baker
	NIJA	Nintooa japonica (Thunb.) Sweet

Distribution:
Lonicera japonica Thunb.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI, WV), USA+ (PR), CAN (ON)

Related Taxa:
Lonicera japonica Thunb.

View 11 genera in Caprifoliaceae, 52 species in Lonicera

Classification:
Lonicera japonica Thunb.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Dipsacales
Family	Caprifoliaceae – Honeysuckle family
Genus	Lonicera L. – honeysuckle
Species	Lonicera japonica Thunb. – Japanese honeysuckle

Noxious Weed Information:
Lonicera japonica Thunb.

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 noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Connecticut:
Japanese honeysuckle		Invasive, banned
Massachusetts:
Japanese honeysuckle		Prohibited
New Hampshire:
Japanese honeysuckle		Prohibited invasive Species
Vermont:
Japanese honeysuckle		Class B noxious weed

U.S. Weed Information:
Lonicera japonica Thunb.

Chinese honeysuckle
Japanese honeysuckle

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE		Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
FLEPPC		Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1999. Invasive plant list (19 October 1999). Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. Florida.
HEAR		USDI, Geological Survey. 1999. Information index for selected alien plants in Hawaii (20 October 2003). Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk Project, Biological Resources Division, Haleakala Field Station. Makawao, Hawaii.
N'EAST		Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York. 397pp.
SEEPPC		Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1996. Invasive exotic pest plants in Tennessee (19 October 1999). Research Committee of the Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council. Tennessee.
SWSS		Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
WI		Hoffman, R. & K. Kearns (eds.). 1997. Wisconsin manual of control recommendations for ecologically invasive plants. Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources. Madison, Wisconsin. 102pp.

Introduced Information:
Lonicera japonica Thunb.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Lonicera japonica Thunb.

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

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Reg. 3

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACU,FAC+

FAC-

FACU

FAC

FACU*

FAC+

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Lonicera japonica Thunb.

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Martin	Minor		Minor	Moderate			Minor	Moderate
Miller	Low		Low	Moderate			Low	Moderate
Yarrow	Moderate	Moderate		Moderate			Low	Moderate

Wildlife Habitat Values

Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

Yarrow, G.K., and D.T. Yarrow. 1999. Managing wildlife. Sweet Water Press, Birmingham.

More Accounts and Images:
Lonicera japonica Thunb.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 35283.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Related Web Sites:
Lonicera japonica Thunb.

CT-Invasive Plant Species Identification Sheets (USDA NRCS)

Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk: Plant Threats to Pacific Ecosystems

IL-Vegetation Management Guidelines (Nature Preserve Commission)

ME-Invasive Plant Fact Sheets (DNR)

MO-Missouri Vegetation Management Manual

NPCI Alien Plant Working Group: abstract & image

NY-Invasive Plant Council of New York State-Top 20

New Zealand Environment Bay of Plenty: abstract & images

The Nature Conservancy: Wildland Weeds Management & Research Program

University of Hawaii Botany Department: Alien Plants of Hawaii

VA-Invasive Alien Plant Species of Virginia

Time Generated: 02/15/2009 10:17 AM MST