Diervilla lonicera

Classification	Dicots
Family	Diervillaceae
Family (Traditional)	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Diervilla
Species:	Diervilla lonicera Mill.
Common Name	Northern Bush Honeysuckle
Growth Habit	shrub
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Natural Area Presence: BFM; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: NCCGSNA; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: shrub; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: serrate; Leaflet Margins: serrulate; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Yellow; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Pistil Number: 1; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 5
C value	7
Status	Native; TN[S2] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Counties - Species Present

Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Diervilla canadensis	Diervilla canadensis
Diervilla tournefortii	Diervilla tournefortii Michx.
Diervilla trifida	Diervilla trifida

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Madison (KY), Monroe (KY), Anderson (TN), Cheatham (TN), Hamilton (TN), Marion (TN), Polk (TN), Rutherford (TN), Williamson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, BOON, EKY, KNK, MTSU, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1951 - 2002

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31234100352622	Cheatham	Tennessee		Ronald L. Jones	EKY Diervilla lonicera
31234100352630	Cheatham	Tennessee		Ronald L. Jones	EKY Diervilla lonicera
BEREA011501	Madison	Kentucky			BEREA Diervilla lonicera
31973000008133	Monroe	Kentucky			KNK Diervilla lonicera
013128	Hamilton	Tennessee			BOON Diervilla lonicera
APSC0089883	Anderson	Tennessee			APSC Diervilla lonicera
APSC0019630	Hamilton	Tennessee	31 Oct 2002	Claude Bailey, David Lincicome	APSC Diervilla lonicera
APSC0019634	Cheatham	Tennessee	26 Jun 1979	Edward W. Chester, Laurina Lyle, Floyd Scott 4068	APSC Diervilla lonicera
APSC0019632	Anderson	Tennessee	01 Oct 1953	R.E. Shanks 18240	APSC Diervilla lonicera
APSC0019635	Cheatham	Tennessee			APSC Diervilla lonicera
APSC0050026	Polk	Tennessee			APSC Diervilla lonicera
APSC0019631	Cheatham	Tennessee	05 Jul 1951	R.E. Shanks 15814c	APSC Diervilla lonicera
MTSU022584	Rutherford	Tennessee	29 Apr 1983	Sandy Belk 52	MTSU Diervilla lonicera
MTSU022583	Williamson	Tennessee	1985	Scott Taylor 42	MTSU Diervilla lonicera
UCHT036159	Polk	Tennessee			UCHT Diervilla lonicera
UCHT027470	Marion	Tennessee			UCHT Diervilla lonicera
UCHT027467	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Diervilla lonicera
UCHT027468	Marion	Tennessee			UCHT Diervilla lonicera
UCHT027466	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Diervilla lonicera
UCHT040353	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Diervilla lonicera
UCHT027469	Marion	Tennessee			UCHT Diervilla lonicera
UCHT040354	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Diervilla lonicera

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Diervilla lonicera

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