Texas Wildbuds
Lonicera albiflora
(White Honeysuckle)
Lonicera albiflora, Bonham State Park, Fannin Co. 4802
Lonicera albiflora, Bonham State Park, Fannin Co. 6238
Lonicera albiflora, Bonham State Park, Fannin Co. 4805
Lonicera albiflora, Bonham State Park, Fannin Co. 4818
Lonicera albiflora, Bonham State Park, Fannin Co. 4809
Lonicera albiflora, Bonham State Park, Fannin Co. 4814
| Scientific Name | Lonicera albiflora | USDA PLANTS Symbol | LOAL |
| Common Name | White Honeysuckle, Western White Honeysuckle | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 35284 |
| Family | Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Rocky or sandy soils, usually limestone; hillsides and drainages, streamsides and cedar breaks. Plant: Deciduous (usually) shrub about 4 ft. tall with long, sometimes twining branches that may reach 10 ft. Leaves: Opposite, nearly round to oval or obovate usually 1.2 inches long or less and 3/4-inch wide; margins entire; lower leaves with short petioles, the uppermost are sessile and connate-perfoliate forming a disk that subtends the flowers; lower surfaces are lightly pubescent. Inflorescence: Whorl of a few flowers closely subtended by the uppermost pair of leaves; corollas are white to pale yellow, usually more than 0.6-inch long, the tube a little longer than the flared portion (limb), the limb deeply two-lipped; 5 protuding stamens and yellow anthers; protruding style and white stigma. Bloom Period: March to May. Fruit: Clusters of round red or orange berries 0.2 to 0.4 inch in diameter. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston SEINet and Southwest Desert Flora. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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