Lonicera japonica

Common Name: 
Japanese honeysuckle
Scientific Name: 
Lonicera japonica (L.) Thunb.
Family Name: 
Caprifoliaceae - Honeysuckle Family
Identification Notes
Life Cycle
introduced perennial, reproducing by seed and rooting stems
Stems
vine, twining and climbing smother other vegetation, woody, smooth, hollow, tendrils absent, brown, young stem green and finely haired
Stems of Japanese Honeysuckle
Stems of Japanese Honeysuckle
Stems of Japanese Honeysuckle
Leaves
opposite, oval, entire, leaves on new shoots are often lobed, dark green, smooth above and hairy below, semi-evergreen or deciduous north, short petioles
Leaves of Japanese Honeysuckle
Leaves of Japanese Honeysuckle
Leaves of Japanese Honeysuckle
Leaves of Japanese Honeysuckle
Leaves of Japanese Honeysuckle
Flowers
5-petaled, white becoming yellow or cream with age, very fragrant, petals fused to form long tube, tube 2-lipped; axillary, borne on younger branches, flower pairs on short stalk
Flowers of Japanese Honeysuckle
Flowers of Japanese Honeysuckle
Flowers of Japanese Honeysuckle
Fruit
berry, oval to oblong, black or very dark purple, glossy, seed brown and 3-ridged
Fruit of Japanese Honeysuckle