Lonicera caerulea

Lonicera caerulea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Dipsacales
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Genus: Lonicera
Species:
L. caerulea
Binomial name
Lonicera caerulea
Synonyms[1]
  • Caprifolium caeruleum (L.) Lam.
  • Euchylia caerulea (L.) Dulac
  • Isika coerulea (L.) Medik.
  • Xylosteon caeruleum (L.) Dum.Cours.

Lonicera caerulea, also known by its common names blue honeysuckle,[2] sweetberry honeysuckle,[3] fly honeysuckle[3] (blue fly honeysuckle[4]), blue-berried honeysuckle,[2][5] or the honeyberry,[2][3] is a non-climbing honeysuckle native throughout the cool temperate Northern Hemisphere regions of North America, Europe, and Asia.[6]

The plant or its fruit has also come to be called haskap, derived from its name in the language of the native Ainu people of Hokkaido, Japan.[2]

  1. ^ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species; Family Caprifoliaceae, Genus Lonicera by Species, The Plant List, Version 1, Royal Botanic Garden-Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden, 2010, retrieved 18 May 2016
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  6. ^ USDA GRIN Taxonomy, retrieved 18 May 2016