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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)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
New JerseyS3Yes
AlabamaSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
MaineS2Yes
ConnecticutSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
VermontS4Yes
IndianaSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
WyomingS2Yes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
KansasS2Yes
MarylandSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
IowaS4Yes
GeorgiaS1Yes
WisconsinSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
NebraskaS5Yes
West VirginiaS1Yes
South DakotaSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
MissouriS3Yes
North CarolinaS2Yes
KentuckySNRYes
TennesseeS2Yes
VirginiaS4Yes
IllinoisSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Yukon TerritoryS2Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
QuebecSNRYes
AlbertaS5Yes
SaskatchewanS5Yes
ManitobaS5Yes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
OntarioS5Yes
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.