Lonicera ciliosa

Lonicera ciliosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Dipsacales
Family:	Caprifoliaceae
Genus:	Lonicera
Species:	L. ciliosa
Binomial name
	Lonicera ciliosa; (Pursh) Poir. ex DC.

Lonicera ciliosa, the orange honeysuckle or western trumpet honeysuckle is a honeysuckle native to forests of western North America. A deciduous shrub growing to 6 m (20 ft) tall with hollow twigs, the leaves are opposite, oval, 4–10 cm (1.6–3.9 in) long with the last pair on each twig merged to form a disk. The flowers are orange-yellow, 2–4 cm (0.79–1.57 in) long, with five lobes and trumpet shaped; they are produced in whorls above the disk-leaf on the ends of shoots. The fruit is a translucent orange-red berry less than 1 cm (0.39 in) diameter.^[1]^[2]

Edible uses

The fruits are edible either raw or cooked, but are not a common food.^[3]

References

^ "Lonicera ciliosa". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
^ U. of Washington Burke Museum: Lonicera ciliosa
^ Plants For A Future -- Lonicera ciliosa

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[1] "Lonicera ciliosa". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 21 January 2018.

[2] U. of Washington Burke Museum: Lonicera ciliosa

[3] Plants For A Future -- Lonicera ciliosa

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