Lonicera sempervirens

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Family:CAPRIFOLIACEAE
Species:Lonicera sempervirens L.
Common Name:Trumpet Honeysuckle; Coral Honeysuckle
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Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Vine
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
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Plant Notes:Coral Honeysuckle is a native evergreen or tardily deciduous woody vine in the Honeysuckle family (Caprifoliaceae). It is native to all of Alabama. Coral Honeysuckle grows along fence rows, in cut-over woodlands, in dry to mesic forests openings, and along forest edges. It is a woody vine climbing by twining. The vines may reach lengths of 20-25 feet. Young shoots are smooth. Older stems have papery bark that peels in long, thin strips. Leaves are opposite, short petiolate, oblong to elliptic in outline, with entire margins. The leaves are glaucous beneath. The upper 1-2 pairs of leaves just below the inflorescence are rounded and connate-perfoliate. Flowers are produced in terminal spikes. The calyx is absent or 5 minute lobes. The corolla is tubular with 5 short lobes. Flowers are typically pendant. Flower color is a vivid red with yellow or orange on the interior. A yellow flowered form is commonly available from nurseries. The fruit is a red berry. Coral Honeysuckle is widely cultivated on mailboxes, porches, and fences throughout Alabama. Several cultivars are available from nurseries including 'Sulphurea' with yellow flowers, 'Superba' with bright scarlet flowers and ovate leaves, and 'Magnifica' a late-flowering form. Coral Honeysuckle is not as aggressive as the introduced Japanese Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica Thunberg). It prefers a sunny location with a trellis for climbing. Coral Honeysuckle can be rooted from softwood cuttings or by layering. It is a favorite of Hummingbirds.--A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, FAC (NWI)
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Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyCAPRIFOLIACEAE - Honeysuckle family
Genus Lonicera
Species Lonicera sempervirens L. - Trumpet Honeysuckle; Coral Honeysuckle

Citation

Citation Lonicera sempervirens Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 173. 1753.
Basionym: **
Type: "Periclymenum perfoliatum Virginianum semper virens et florens" in Hermann, Hort. Lugd.-Bat. Cat., 484, 485, 1687. Lectotypified by Wijnands, Bot. Commelins 63. 1983.

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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Caprifolium oblongifolium Caprifolium oblongifolium Sweet, Hort. Brit., ed. 2. 259. 1830.  
Caprifolium sempervirens Caprifolium sempervirens (Linnaeus) Moench, Suppl. Meth. 194. 1802.Lonicera sempervirens Linnaeus 1753. 
Kantemon angustifolium Kantemon angustifolium Rafinesque, New Fl. 3: 19. 1838 ("1836").Lonicera angustifolia Rafinesque 1838, non Wallich ex de Candolle 1830, nec Wenderoth 1831. 
Lonicera angustifolia Lonicera angustifolia Rafinesque, New Fl. 3: 19. 1838 ("1836"), non Wallich ex de Candolle 1830, nec Wenderoth 1831. FLORIDA
Lonicera caroliniana Lonicera caroliniana Marshall, Arbust. Amer. 80. 1785.  
Lonicera flammea Lonicera flammea Salisbury, Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 138. 1796, nom. illegit.Lonicera sempervirens Linnaeus 1753. 
Lonicera sempervirens var. caroliniana Lonicera sempervirens Linnaeus, var. caroliniana (Marshall) Castiglioni, Viagg. Stati Uniti 2: 285. 1790.Lonicera caroliniana Marshall 1785. 
Lonicera sempervirens var. flava Lonicera sempervirens Linnaeus, var. flava Regel, Gartenflora 2: 3, t. 38(a). 1853.  
Lonicera sempervirens var. major Lonicera sempervirens Linnaeus, var. major Aiton, Hort. Kew. 1: 230. 1789, nom. inadmiss.Lonicera sempervirens Linnaeus 1753. 
Lonicera sempervirens var. minor Lonicera sempervirens Linnaeus. var. minor Aiton, Hort. Kew. 1: 231. 1789.  
Lonicera sempervirens var. oblonga Lonicera sempervirens Linnaeus, var. oblonga Veillard, in Duhamel du Monceau, Traite Arbr. Arbust. 1; 48. 1801.  
Lonicera sempervirens var. ovata Lonicera sempervirens Linnaeus, var. ovata Veillard, in Duhamel du Monceau, Traite Arbr. Arbust. 1: 48. 1801, nom. inadmiss.Lonicera sempervirens Linnaeus 1753. 
Lonicera sempervirens var. sulphurea Lonicera sempervirens Linnaeus, var. sulphurea Jacques, Hort. Universel 2: 18. 1841.  
Lonicera sempervirens var. superba Lonicera sempervirens Linnaeus, var. superba Regel, Gartenflora 2: 3. 1853.  
Lonicera sempervirens var. virginiana Lonicera sempervirens Linnaeus, var. virginiana (Marshall) Castiglioni, Viagg. Stati Uniti 2: 285. 1790.Lonicera virginiana Marshall 1785. 
Lonicera speciosa Lonicera speciosa Wenderoth, Index. Sem. Hort. Acad. Marburg. 1827: 6. 1827.  
Lonicera virginiana Lonicera virginiana Marshall, AArbust. Amer. 80. 1785.  
Lonicera sempervirens var. hirsutula Lonicera sempervirens Linnaeus, var. hirsutula Rehder, Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 14: 169. 1903.  
Periclymenum sempervirens Periclymenum sempervirens (Linnaeus) Miller, Gard. Dict., ed. 8. 1768.Lonicera sempervirens Linnaeus 1753. 
Periclymenum sempervirens var. angustifolium Periclymenum sempervirens (Linnaeus) Miller, var. angustifolium Spach, Hist. Nat. Vég. 8: 346. 1839, nom. illegit. Lonicera sempervirens Linnaeus, var. minor Aiton 1789.  
Periclymenum sempervirens var. latifolium Periclymenum sempervirens (Linnaeus) Miller, var. latifolium Spach, Hist. Nat. Vég. 8: 345. 1839, nom. inadmiss.Periclymenum sempervirens (Linnaeus) Miller 1768; Lonicera sempervirens Linnaeus 1753. 
Phenianthus sempervirens Phenianthus sempervirens (Linnaeus) Rafinesque ex Small, Man. S.E. Fl. 1274. 1933.Lonicera sempervirens Linnaeus 1753. 

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Cleburne, Coffee, Colbert, Conecuh, Coosa, Covington, Crenshaw, Cullman, Dale, Dallas, DeKalb, Elmore, Escambia, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Geneva, Greene, Hale, Henry, Houston, Jackson, Jefferson, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lee, Limestone, Lowndes, Macon, Madison, Marengo, Marion, Marshall, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Perry, Pike, Russell, Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Washington, Wilcox

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1949 - 2019

Barcode / Accession No.
County
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
Image
AUA000009942 Autauga 12 May 1982 GUNN, SCOTT C.
527		 AUA
LONICERA SEMPERVIRENS L.
UNA00044254 Autauga 15 Jul 1982 Gunn, Scott C.
943		 UNA
Lonicera sempervirens L.
AUA000009941 Autauga 15 Jul 1982 GUNN, SCOTT C.
943		 AUA
LONICERA SEMPERVIRENS L.
UWAL0046838 Autauga 11 Apr 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
602		 UWAL
Lonicera sempervirens Linnaeus
TROY000045765 Autauga 11 Apr 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
602		 TROY
Lonicera sempervirens Linnaeus
UNA00044290 Baldwin 24 Apr 1964 McDaniel, Sidney
4253		 UNA
Lonicera sempervirens L.
USAM000003451 Baldwin 02 May 1970 Wofford, B. Eugene
10459		 USAM
Lonicera sempervirens Linnaeus
USAM000003452 Baldwin 20 Jun 1970 LeLong, Michel G.
5423		 USAM
Lonicera sempervirens Linnaeus
AUA000009943 Baldwin 21 Aug 1973 PRINGLE, G.
201		 AUA
LONICERA SEMPERVIRENS L.
UWAL0043332 Baldwin 17 May 2000 Larsen, Harry S.
562		 UWAL
Lonicera sempervirens L.
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