Taxon:  Lonicera xylosteum L.



Summary
Genus:
Lonicera
Family:
Caprifoliaceae
Subfamily:
Caprifolioideae
Nomen number:
22658
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:174.  1753
Comment:
the specific epithet is a noun, taken from Greek, and retains its own gender and termination irrespective of the gender of the generic name (Shenzhen ICN Art. 23.5)
Verified:
11/13/1986 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
5 (1  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Lonicera segreziensis Lavallée ex Dippel

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
  2. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  3. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  4. Connecticut Invasive Plants Council. 2009. Connecticut invasive plants list.
  5. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
  6. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
  7. Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage
  8. Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1963. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada.
  9. Green, P. S. 1966. Identification of the species and hybrids in the Lonicera tatarica complex. J. Arnold Arbor. 47:88.
  10. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
  11. Hara, H. 1983. A revision of Caprifoliaceae of Japan with reference to allied plants in other districts and the Adoxaceae. Ginkgoana 5:14.
  12. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  13. Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
  14. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
  15. Munro, D. B. Canadian poisonous plants information system (on-line resource).
  16. National Plant Board. 2008-. National Plant Board federal and state quarantine summaries
  17. Rehder, A. 1949. Bibliography of cultivated trees and shrubs.
  18. Stewart, R. 1972. An annotated catalogue of the vascular plants of West Pakistan and Kashmir
  19. Steyermark, J. A. 1977. Flora of Missouri.
  20. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  21. 2018. Mid-Atlantic invasive plant species (on-line resource)
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishEuropean fly honeysuckle  1Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Englishfly honeysuckle  1Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Frenchcamérisier à balais  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage
Frenchclématite des haies  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage
Germanrote Heckenkirsche  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage
Swedishskogstry  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationAltay Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationGorno-Altay Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationKemerovskaja oblast' Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationKrasnoyarsk Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationKurganskaja oblast' Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationNovosibirsk Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationOmsk Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationTomsk Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationTyumen Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeBelarus   
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeEstonia   
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeLatvia   
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeLithuania   
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeMoldova   
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian Federation-European partEuropean part Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine   
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeBelgium  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeCzech Republic  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeNetherlands  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropePoland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSlovakia  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeDenmark  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeFinland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeNorway  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeSweden  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBosnia and Herzegovina  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly incl. SicilyGreuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeMontenegro  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeNorth Macedonia  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSerbia  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSlovenia  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
4NaturalizedNorthern America North America  Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1963. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Turkey
  • SIBERIA: Russian Federation [Altay, Gorno-Altay, Kemerovskaja oblast', Krasnoyarsk, Kurganskaja oblast', Novosibirsk, Omsk, Tomsk, Tyumen]
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part], Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova, Ukraine
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Croatia, Italy (incl. Sicily), North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France
Naturalized
Northern America
  • REGION: North America

Reference(s)
  1. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
  2. Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1963. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada.
  3. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
  4. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  5. Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
  6. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Weed in ConnecticutNational Plant Board. 2008-. National Plant Board federal and state quarantine summaries
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=22658. Accessed 15 April 2026.