A guide to nonnative invasive plants inventoried in the north by ...

Lonicera x bella
Showy fly honeysuckle LOBE
Form: Deciduous, upright, arching-branched shrub up to 20
ft (6 m) tall. Twigs often pubescent, typically hollow.
Leaves: Opposite, simple, ovate to oblong, margins entire;
slightly hairy beneath. Sometimes persistent into winter.
Flowers/fruit: Flowers paired in leaf axils. Pink turning
yellow with age; exterior surface of corolla usually glabrous;
on peduncles ~½ in. (5-15 mm) long. Fruit generally a red
berry. See Appendix B for a comparison of nonnative
species.
Habitat: Open forests, forest edge, pastures, roadsides, and
fields.
Other distinguishing features/notes: The shrubby native
forms of Lonicera have white solid pith. The nonnative forms
have dark, usually hollow pith. In the NRS region, the most
commonly encountered nonnative species are L. tatarica and
the hybrid L. x bella (a hybrid of L. morrowii and L. tatarica).
Because this is a hybrid, it tends also to be the most variable
in terms of pubescence and leaf shape.
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