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Lonicera dioica

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Mountain Honeysuckle

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.148202
Element CodePDCPR03080
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderDipsacales
FamilyCaprifoliaceae
GenusLonicera
Other Common Names
Chèvrefeuille dioïque (FR) limber honeysuckle (EN) Limber Honeysuckle (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
Varieties in Lonicera dioica not recognized by Kartesz (1999), although they had been maintained by him in 1994.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-05-13
Change Date1984-06-07
Threat Impact Comments
Secure and widespread in the north but but loss of natural forested habitat a medium-level threat in other areas (Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project 2002).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
AlbertaS5Yes
SaskatchewanS5Yes
ManitobaS5Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
QuebecSNRYes
Yukon TerritoryS2Yes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
OntarioS5Yes
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
KentuckySNRYes
WyomingS2Yes
IndianaSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
North CarolinaS2Yes
North DakotaSNRYes
TennesseeS2Yes
OklahomaSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
VermontS4Yes
MaineS2Yes
VirginiaS4Yes
IowaS4Yes
ArkansasSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
WisconsinSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
New JerseyS3Yes
West VirginiaS1Yes
KansasS2Yes
MinnesotaSNRYes
NebraskaS5Yes
MissouriS3Yes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
GeorgiaS1Yes
MassachusettsSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
Michigan (1)
AreaForestAcres
DeliriumHiawatha National Forest190
Vermont (1)
AreaForestAcres
Griffith Lake 09084Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests1,833
References (2)
  1. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  2. Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project. 2002. A partnership between the U.S. Forest Service-Region 8, Natural Heritage Programs in the Southeast, NatureServe, and independent scientists to develop and review data on 1300+ regionally and locally rare species in the Southern Appalachian and Alabama region. Database (Access 97) provided to the U.S. Forest Service by NatureServe, Durham, North Carolina.