honeysuckles

genus Lonicera

Member of honeysuckle family (family Caprifoliaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
flowering plants (subphylum Angiospermae)

Except for historical records that I'm ignoring, there are no other wild species of this genus in the bay area.

Key features:

flowers in ± interrupted spikes or paired on axillary peduncles
upper leaf pairs fused around stem or not
corolla glandulary-hairy, hairy, or not
corolla color

pink honeysuckle
Lonicera hispidula

pink honeysuckle
Lonicera hispidula

flowers in ± interrupted spikes on axillary peduncles or at ends of branches
upper leaf pairs fused around stem
corolla glandular-hairy or hairy [may be short and sparse]
stipules ± conspicuous, at least near inflorescence
pink flowers
common in bay area

chaparral honeysuckle
Lonicera interrupta

chaparral honeysuckle
Lonicera interrupta

flowers in ± interrupted spikes on axillary peduncles or at ends of branches
upper leaf pairs fused around stem
corolla glabrous
stipules 0
cream-yellow flowers
scattered around bay area

johnston’s honeysuckle
Lonicera subspicata var. denudata

johnston’s honeysuckle
Lonicera subspicata var. denudata

flowers in ± interrupted spikes on axillary peduncles or at ends of branches
upper leaf pairs not fused [or narrowly fused] around stem
corolla often hairy
pale yellow flowers
scattered around bay area

coast twinberry
Lonicera involucrata var. ledebourii

coast twinberry
Lonicera involucrata var. ledebourii

flowers paired on axillary peduncles
corolla < 20 mm
plant 1.5–3.6 m, erect
corolla yellow, with strong orange or red tinge
common near the coast and in the east bay from Chabot north

japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica

japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica

flowers paired on axillary peduncles
corolla > 25 mm
plant twining
corolla white turning yellow, often tinged ± purple
scattered at the periphery of the bay area

Edibility: All parts of honeysuckles are generally poisonous unless specifically reported safe for a particular species. [source]

4 observed taxons / 1 unobserved taxon / 1 key

Chris’s observations: 155 (145 are research grade)

Locations:

Months:

Mar.: 2
Apr.: 4
May: 23
Jun.: 36
Jul.: 27
Aug.: 20
Sep.: 17
Oct.: 16
Nov.: 6
Dec.: 3
Jan.: 1

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Not all sites include this taxon:

genus Lonicera → iNaturalist – Calflora – Jepson eFlora
not yet listed → FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora