Lonicera tatarica

Lonicera tatarica: Tatarian honeysuckle

Plant Identification:

• Growth form: woody perennial shrub growing up to 10 ft. high
• Leaf: opposite, ovate to oblong, 3-6 cm long, leaf bases subcordate to truncate, lower surface of the leaves and the young twigs are glabrous
• Flowers: pink to red, deeply lobed, measuring 2-2.5 cm long, borne in pairs on axillary peduncles
• Fruit: paired red fruits, spherical, 6 mm in diameter, appearing from mid-summer to early fall

For more information about Tatarian honeysuckle plant identification, please visit:

• GoBotany
• Invasive.org
• IPANE
• EDDMaps

For more information about Tatarian honeysuckle plant identification, please visit:

• USDA Weed of the Week
• EDDMaps