Lonicera japonica
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photo courtesy Renee Brecht |
Britton & Brown |
| Botanical name: | Lonicera japonica |
| Common name: | Japanese honeysuckle |
| Group: | dicot |
| Family: | Caprifoliaceae |
| Growth type: | vine |
| Duration: | perennial |
| Origin: | introduced |
| Plant height: | trails or climbs up to 30' |
| Foliage: | leaves opposite, entire |
| Flower: | white flowers, turning yellow when fading |
| Flowering time: | April - July |
| Habitat: | abundant weed of disturbed ground |
| Range in New Jersey: | statewide |
| Heritage ranking, if any: | n/a |
| Distribution: |  |
| Misc. | An invasive weed, listed as noxious in several states. In Asia, it is used medicinally for carbuncles, fevers, influenza, and ulcers. |