
Lonicera sempervirens (trumpet honeysuckle).flowers.MHBG.5.19.2016.
Lonicera sempervirens is a woody vine, bark shreddy, stems hollow.
Leaves opposite, white below, upper leaves fused around stem; leaves expand mid-April (Britton 1874).
Flowers tubular, red & yellow, irregular, insect, also visited by hummingbirds; blooming May-June.
Fruit fleshy, translucent-red, seeds bird dispersed, fruit eaten by songbirds. FACU. Very infrequent. Woodlands.
Wetland status: FACU.
Frequency in NYC:Infrequent .
Origin: Native.
Habitat:Woodlands, edges, thickets.