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

Lonicera tatarica
Tatarian honeysuckle LOTA
Form: Deciduous, upright, arching-branched shrubs up to
10 ft (3 m) tall. Twigs glabrous, typically hollow.
Leaves: Opposite, simple, ovate to oblong, margins entire,
apex acute to obtuse, glabrous; sometimes persistent into
winter.
Flowers/fruit: Flowers paired in leaf axils; pink or white,
usually not fading to yellow; exterior surface of corolla
glabrous; on peduncles ½-1 in. (1.5-2.5 cm) long. Fruit
generally a red (rarely yellow) berry. See Appendix B for a
comparison of nonnative species.
Habitat: Open forests, forest edge, pastures, roadsides, and
fields.
Other distinguishing features/notes: Generally speaking,
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).
Notes