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Lonicera morrowii, the Morrow's honeysuckle, [1] [2] is a deciduous honeysuckle in the family Caprifoliaceae, native to Japan, Korea, and Northeast China. It is a shrub , reaching a height of 2–2.5 m, with oblong leaves 4–6 cm long.
27 sie 2020 · Morrow’s Honeysuckle (Lonicera morrowii) is an invasive plant species managed at Acadia National Park. It is often grouped with other species of invasive honeysuckles (L. tatarica, L. x bella), often called Exotic Bush Honeysuckles since they are difficult to distinguish from one another.
Morrow’s honeysuckle often dominates disturbed habitats and forest edge areas, reducing the diversity of native shrubs and forbs and reducing tree recruitment. Honeysuckle dominance affects community structure and ecosystem function.
Lonicera morrowii is a multistemmed, upright, deciduous shrub that grows up to 8 ft. (2.5 m) tall. The bark is light brown and often pubescent on young stems. Stems are hollow. The grayish-green leaves are opposite, elliptic to oblong, 2-3 in. (5.1-7.6 cm) long and hairy underneath.
3 cze 2018 · L. morrowii is a bush honeysuckle, and so is a stout, erect shrub, whereas species native to the USA, including grape honeysuckle (L. reticulata), yellow honeysuckle (L. flava), and red honeysuckle (L. dioica), are woody vine-like twining species (Hoffman and Kearns, 1997).
Morrow's Honeysuckle is one of four exotic invasive Honeysuckles to grace our landscape. Of these four, the key distinguishing characteristics of Morrow's are the combination of: flowers and fruits at the end of a long stalk, and hairy leaves, stems and bracts.
11 lis 2010 · Morrow’s honeysuckle forms dense thickets and outcompetes and displaces native shrubs, trees and herbaceous plants. Its dense growth can impede reforestation efforts. It invades open woodlands, old fields and other disturbed sites and can spread rapidly with help from birds and mammals which disperse its seeds.
