Diervilla lonicera Mill.
Northern bush honeysuckle, low bush honeysuckle, dwarf bush honeysuckle, yellow-flowered upright honeysuckle
Kingdom Plantae Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom Tracheobionta Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division Magnoliophyta Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class Magnoliopsida Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass Asteridae A large class that encompasses asters
Order Dipsacales Includes viburnum, honeysuckle, snowberry, beautybush, twinflower, many others
Family Diervillaceae For Dr. Dièrville, a French surgeon credited with introducing it to Europe about 1700.
Genus Diervilla For Dr. Dièrville, a French surgeon credited with introducing it to Europe about 1700.
Species lonicera Either Latin for honeysuckle, though this is not a “true” honeysuckle; or named for Adam Lonitzer (1528-1586), a German herbalist, physician and botanist who wrote a standard herbal text that was reprinted many times between 1557 and 1783
About plant names...
Low bush honeysuckle is not a honeysuckle, but it is a low bush. It is a North American
native.
Plants: Shrubs are 2-4′ (60-120 cm), with branches
that are close to the ground. Bark is gray to light reddish brown.
Leaves: Opposite , toothed, ovate to elliptical ,
1½-4″ (4-10 cm) × ¾-1¾″ (2-5 cm). They are initially yellow-green, turning to yellow and orange and finally to
red. Often they are not fully symmetrical.
Flowers: Flowers are bell-shaped, yellow-green at first, becoming orange or purplish-red, about ½-¾″ (1.3-1.9 cm) in size.
Fruits: Fruits are dry, woody capsules, appearing in June or early July.
Online References:
Earl J.S. Rook's Flora, Fauna, Earth, and Sky ...
The Natural History of the Northwoods
The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
The USDA Forest Service's Fire Effects Information Database
BorealForest.org
7/13/2015 · Mt. Ascutney State Park, Ascutney, Vermont · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (18 × 12 cm)
8/3/2012 · Bemis Rd Conservation Area, Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (17 × 11 cm)
7/2/2015 · Bemis Rd., Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (18 × 12 cm)
7/22/2012 · Wapack Trail, Pack Monadnock, Peterborough, New Hampshire · ≈ 6 × 9″ (15 × 23 cm)
8/3/2012 · Bemis Rd Conservation Area, Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 12 × 8″ (31 × 20 cm)
6/20/2010 · Blue Hill Reservation, Milford, Massachusetts · ≈ 15 × 10″ (39 × 26 cm)
6/22/2017 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Massachusetts · ≈ 5 × 3½″ (13 × 9.2 cm)
6/28/2014 · Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, New Hampshire · ≈ 10 × 7″ (25 × 16 cm)
6/8/2012 · Squannacook River Wildlife Area, Townsend, Massachusetts · ≈ 6 × 4″ (15 × 10 cm) ID is uncertain
Older scientific or horticultural names
Diervilla diervilla (L.) MacMill., nom. inval.
Diervilla lonicera Mill. var. hypomalaca Fernald
Diervilla lonicera description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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7/13/2015 · Mt. Ascutney State Park, Ascutney, Vermont · ≈ 8 × 5″ (19 × 12 cm)
6/28/2014 · Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, New Hampshire · ≈ 8 × 5″ (19 × 12 cm)
6/20/2010 · Blue Hill Reservation, Milford, Massachusetts · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (17 × 11 cm)
6/8/2012 · Squannacook River Wildlife Area, Townsend, Massachusetts · ≈ 9 × 6″ (23 × 15 cm) ID is uncertain
7/2/2015 · Bemis Rd., Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 10 × 7″ (25 × 16 cm)
7/2/2015 · Bemis Rd., Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (18 × 12 cm)
6/8/2012 · Squannacook River Wildlife Area, Townsend, Massachusetts · ≈ 5 × 3½″ (13 × 9.2 cm) ID is uncertain
7/13/2015 · Mt. Ascutney State Park, Ascutney, Vermont · ≈ 6 × 4″ (16 × 10 cm)
7/2/2015 · Bemis Rd., Pepperell, Massachusetts · ≈ 7 × 4½″ (18 × 12 cm)
6/20/2010 · Blue Hill Reservation, Milford, Massachusetts · ≈ 15 × 10″ (39 × 26 cm)
6/15/2017 · Jason’s Cutoff, Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Hollis, New Hampshire · ≈ 4 × 6″ (10 × 14 cm)
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