Introductory
SPECIES: Diervilla lonicera | Bush-Honeysuckle 



ABBREVIATION : 
DIELON

SYNONYMS : 
   Diervilla diervilla (L.) MacM.


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   DILO


COMMON NAMES : 
   bush-honeysuckle
   dwarf bush-honeysuckle
   herbe bleue


TAXONOMY : 
The accepted scientific name for bush-honeysuckle is Diervilla lonicera
Mill.  It is a member of the honeysuckle family (Caprifoliaceae).  There
are no accepted subspecies.  A variety with hairy leaf undersides occurs
in Ontario, northern Wisconsin, and northern Minnesota: D. l. var.
hypomalaca Fern. [13,15].

Bush-honeysuckle is closely related to southern bush-honeysuckle (D.
sessifolia), from which it may not be specifically distinct [36].


LIFE FORM : 
Shrub

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Janet Sullivan, June 1993


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Sullivan, Janet. 1993. Diervilla lonicera. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Diervilla lonicera | Bush-Honeysuckle