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Lonicera ciliosa 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Order: Dipsacales Family: Caprifoliaceae Genus: Lonicera Species: L. ciliosa Binomial name Lonicera ciliosa
(Pursh) Poir. ex DC.Lonicera ciliosa (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 (0.79–1.6 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
- ^ Germplasm Resources Information Network: Lonicera ciliosa
- ^ U. of Washington Burke Museum: Lonicera ciliosa
- ^ Plants For A Future -- Lonicera ciliosa
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