Taxon: Lonicera caerulea L. var. edulis Turcz. ex Herder

Summary

Genus:

Lonicera

Family:

Caprifoliaceae

Subfamily:

Caprifolioideae

Nomen number:

22560

Place of publication:

Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 37(1): t. 3, fig. 1-2a. 1864

Verified:

01/14/2003 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

41 (34 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Lonicera caerulea L. (73 active accession[s])
Lonicera caerulea L. var. altaica Pall. (1 active accession[s])
Lonicera caerulea L. var. caerulea (0 active accession[s])
Lonicera caerulea L. var. cauriana (Fernald) B. Boivin (0 active accession[s])
Lonicera caerulea L. var. dependens (Regel ex Dippel) Rehder (1 active accession[s])
Lonicera caerulea L. var. emphyllocalyx (Maxim.) Nakai (10 active accession[s])
Lonicera caerulea L. var. kamtschatica Sevast. (4 active accession[s])
Lonicera caerulea L. var. pallasii (Ledeb.) Cinovskis (0 active accession[s])
Lonicera caerulea L. var. villosa (Michx.) Torr. & A. Gray (7 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Lonicera edulis (Turcz. ex Herder) Freyn

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Lonicera turczaninowii Pojark.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
Hara, H. 1983. A revision of Caprifoliaceae of Japan with reference to allied plants in other districts and the Adoxaceae. Ginkgoana 5:79. Note: = Lonicera caerulea subsp. edulis var. edulis
Kitagawa, M. 1979. Neo-lineamenta florae Manshuricae. Note: = Lonicera edulis Turcz.
Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Lonicera edulis Turcz. ex Freyn
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada Note: lists as Lonicera caerulea var. edulis Regel
Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
Rehder, A. 1949. Bibliography of cultivated trees and shrubs.
Stewart, R. 1972. An annotated catalogue of the vascular plants of West Pakistan and Kashmir
Tai Hyun Chung. 1965. Illustrated encyclopedia of fauna & flora of Korea, vol. 5, Tracheophyta.

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	edible honeysuckle		as Lonicera edulis	1	Afonin, A. N., S. L. Greene, N. I. Dzyubenko, & A. N. Frolov, eds. Interactive agricultural ecological atlas of Russia and neighboring countries. Economic plants and their diseases, pests and weeds (on-line resource). Note: as Lonicera edulis

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Gansu Sheng	s.	Hara, H. 1983. A revision of Caprifoliaceae of Japan with reference to allied plants in other districts and the Adoxaceae. Ginkgoana 5:79. Note: = Lonicera caerulea subsp. edulis var. edulis
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hebei Sheng		Hara, H. 1983. A revision of Caprifoliaceae of Japan with reference to allied plants in other districts and the Adoxaceae. Ginkgoana 5:79. Note: = Lonicera caerulea subsp. edulis var. edulis
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Heilongjiang Sheng		Hara, H. 1983. A revision of Caprifoliaceae of Japan with reference to allied plants in other districts and the Adoxaceae. Ginkgoana 5:79. Note: = Lonicera caerulea subsp. edulis var. edulis
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jilin Sheng		Hara, H. 1983. A revision of Caprifoliaceae of Japan with reference to allied plants in other districts and the Adoxaceae. Ginkgoana 5:79. Note: = Lonicera caerulea subsp. edulis var. edulis
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Liaoning Sheng		Hara, H. 1983. A revision of Caprifoliaceae of Japan with reference to allied plants in other districts and the Adoxaceae. Ginkgoana 5:79. Note: = Lonicera caerulea subsp. edulis var. edulis
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Nei Mongol Zizhiqu		Hara, H. 1983. A revision of Caprifoliaceae of Japan with reference to allied plants in other districts and the Adoxaceae. Ginkgoana 5:79. Note: = Lonicera caerulea subsp. edulis var. edulis
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Ningxia Huizi Zizhiqu		Hara, H. 1983. A revision of Caprifoliaceae of Japan with reference to allied plants in other districts and the Adoxaceae. Ginkgoana 5:79. Note: = Lonicera caerulea subsp. edulis var. edulis
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shanxi Sheng		Hara, H. 1983. A revision of Caprifoliaceae of Japan with reference to allied plants in other districts and the Adoxaceae. Ginkgoana 5:79. Note: = Lonicera caerulea subsp. edulis var. edulis
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Sichuan Sheng	n.	Hara, H. 1983. A revision of Caprifoliaceae of Japan with reference to allied plants in other districts and the Adoxaceae. Ginkgoana 5:79. Note: = Lonicera caerulea subsp. edulis var. edulis
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Yunnan Sheng	n.w.	Hara, H. 1983. A revision of Caprifoliaceae of Japan with reference to allied plants in other districts and the Adoxaceae. Ginkgoana 5:79. Note: = Lonicera caerulea subsp. edulis var. edulis
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Hokkaidô	e. & n.	Hara, H. 1983. A revision of Caprifoliaceae of Japan with reference to allied plants in other districts and the Adoxaceae. Ginkgoana 5:79. Note: = Lonicera caerulea subsp. edulis var. edulis
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Korea			Hara, H. 1983. A revision of Caprifoliaceae of Japan with reference to allied plants in other districts and the Adoxaceae. Ginkgoana 5:79. Note: = Lonicera caerulea subsp. edulis var. edulis
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Amur		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Lonicera edulis Turcz. ex Freyn
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Habarovskij kraj		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Lonicera edulis Turcz. ex Freyn
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Primorye		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Lonicera edulis Turcz. ex Freyn
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Sakhalin		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Lonicera edulis Turcz. ex Freyn
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Buryatia		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Lonicera edulis Turcz. ex Freyn
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Chita		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Lonicera edulis Turcz. ex Freyn
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Irkutsk		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Lonicera edulis Turcz. ex Freyn
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Yakutia-Sakha		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Lonicera edulis Turcz. ex Freyn

Native
Asia-Temperate

SIBERIA: Russian Federation [Buryatia, Chita, Irkutsk, Yakutia-Sakha]
RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation [Habarovskij kraj, Primorye, Amur, Sakhalin]
CHINA: China [Gansu Sheng (s.), Hebei Sheng, Heilongjiang Sheng, Jilin Sheng, Liaoning Sheng, Nei Mongol Zizhiqu, Ningxia Huizi Zizhiqu, Shanxi Sheng, Sichuan Sheng (n.), Yunnan Sheng (n.w.)]
EASTERN ASIA: Korea, Japan [Hokkaidô (e. & n.)]

Reference(s)

Hara, H. 1983. A revision of Caprifoliaceae of Japan with reference to allied plants in other districts and the Adoxaceae. Ginkgoana 5:79. Note: = Lonicera caerulea subsp. edulis var. edulis
Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: = Lonicera edulis Turcz. ex Freyn

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Human food	fruit	as Lonicera edulis	Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: as Lonicera edulis

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=22560. Accessed 15 April 2026.