Lonicera flava

Classification	Dicots
Family	Caprifoliaceae
Family (Traditional)	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Lonicera
Species:	Lonicera flava Sims
Common Name	Yellow Honeysuckle
Growth Habit	vine - liana
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Natural Area Presence: LRC; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: vine - liana; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Orange; Base Flower Color: Yellow; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Berry; Fruit Wet/Dry: Wet; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Inferior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Placentation Type: Axillary; Sepal Fusion: Yes; Sepal Number: 5; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	8
Status	Native; TN[S1] KY[S4] (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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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

No synonyms exist for this species.

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: Coffee (TN), Davidson (TN), Franklin (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hickman (TN), Roane (TN), Rutherford (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: HTTU, MTSU, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: -

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
MTSU022648	Davidson	Tennessee	1991	Susan Claiborne	MTSU Lonicera flava
TENN-V-0207391		Tennessee			TENN Lonicera flava
N/A	Hamilton	Tennessee		J. R. Churchill	UCHT Lonicera flava
UCHT027352	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Lonicera flava
UCHT027355	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Lonicera flava
HTTU006235	Hickman	Tennessee			HTTU Lonicera flava
UCHT027353	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Lonicera flava
UCHT027357	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Lonicera flava
N/A	Hamilton	Tennessee		J. R. Churchill	UCHT Lonicera flava
MTSU022645	Rutherford	Tennessee	1989	Troy P. Cash	MTSU Lonicera flava
MTSU022644	Rutherford	Tennessee	2003	Lindsay Battle	MTSU Lonicera flava
MTSU022646	Coffee	Tennessee	1991	Lorrie McKenzie	MTSU Lonicera flava
N/A	Hamilton	Tennessee		J. R. Churchill	UCHT Lonicera flava
TENN-V-0207758	Hamilton	Tennessee			TENN Lonicera flava
TENN-V-0207392	Roane	Tennessee			TENN Lonicera flava
UCHT027358		Tennessee			UCHT Lonicera flava
N/A	Hamilton	Tennessee		J. R. Churchill	UCHT Lonicera flava
MTSU022647	Coffee	Tennessee	1991	Lorrie McKenzie	MTSU Lonicera flava
N/A	Franklin	Tennessee		Eggert, H.	UCHT Lonicera flava
UCHT027354	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Lonicera flava
UCHT040877	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Lonicera flava
N/A	Franklin	Tennessee		Eggert, H.	UCHT Lonicera flava

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Lonicera flava

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