Japanese Honeysuckle

Scientific Name

Lonicera japonica Thunb. (ITIS)

Common Name

Japanese honeysuckle

Native To

Eastern Asia (Munger 2002)

Date of U.S. Introduction

1800s (Munger 2002)

Means of Introduction

Ornamental (Munger 2002)

Impact

Crowds out native species (Munger 2002)

Japanese honeysuckle, flowers

Credit

Photo by John D. Byrd; Mississippi State University

Source

Invasive.org.

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Distribution / Maps / Survey Status

Early Detection & Distribution Mapping System (EDDMapS) - Japanese Honeysuckle
- University of Georgia. Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health.
- Provides state, county, point and GIS data. Maps can be downloaded and shared.

Videos

YouTube - Japanese Honeysuckle
- Google. YouTube; New Zealand Northland Regional Council.

Selected Resources

The section below contains highly relevant resources for this species, organized by source.

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Council or Task Force

Invasive Plants of Ohio: Fact Sheet 9 - Japanese Honeysuckle & Asian Bittersweet [PDF | 214 KB]
- Ohio Invasive Plants Council.
- See also: Invasive Plants of Ohio for worst invasive plant species identified in Ohio's natural areas

Partnership

Global Invasive Species Database - Lonicera japonica (vine, climber)
- IUCN. Species Survival Commission. Invasive Species Specialist Group.
Invasive Plant Atlas of the United States - Japanese Honeysuckle
- University of Georgia. Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health.
Invasive Species Compendium - Lonicera japonica
- CAB International.
New York Invasive Species Information - Honeysuckle
- New York Invasive Species Clearinghouse.
Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER) - Lonicera japonica
- USDA. FS. Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry.
The Quiet Invasion: A Guide to Invasive Species of the Galveston Bay Area - Japanese Honeysuckle
- Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Galveston Bay Estuary Program; Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC).
Weeds Australia - Japanese Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica)
- Centre for Invasive Species Solutions; Atlas of Living Australia; Australian Government. Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment.

Federal Government

Fire Effects Information System (FEIS) - Lonicera japonica
- USDA. FS. Rocky Mountain Research Station. Fire Sciences Laboratory.
National Exotic Marine and Estuarine Species Information System (NEMESIS): Chesapeake Bay Introduced Species Database - Lonicera japonica
- Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. Marine Invasions Research Lab.
PLANTS Database - Japanese Honeysuckle
- USDA. NRCS. National Plant Data Center.
U.S. National Plant Germplasm System - Lonicera japonica
- USDA. ARS. National Genetic Resources Program. GRIN-Global.

International Government

Invasive Plants: Other Invasive Plants - Japanese Honeysuckle
- Business Queensland (Australia).
Weed Identification Tool - Japanese Honeysuckle
- Brisbane City Council (Australia).

State and Local Government

Pest Alert: Japanese Honeysuckle [PDF | 404 KB]
- Jan 2021
- Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Division of Plant Industry.
- See also: Plant Industry Pest Alerts for more pests
Fact Sheet: Japanese Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) [PDF | 279 KB]
- 2014
- New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets, and Food. Division of Plant Industry.
- See also: New Hampshire's Prohibited Invasive Plant Fact Sheets for additional invasive trees, shrubs, vines, and herbaceous plants
Invasive Species Leaflet - Lonicera japonica [PDF | 175 KB]
- Mar 2010
- North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Forest Service.
- See also: Forest Health Publications for more Invasive Species Leaflets
New Jersey Non-Native Plants - Japanese Honeysuckle [PDF | 72 KB]
- Oct 2008
- New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
- See also: Invasive Species Fact Sheets for more species
Invasive Plant Species Fact Sheet: Japanese Honeysuckle [PDF | 730 KB]
- 2006
- Indiana Department of Natural Resources. Invasive Plant Species Assessment Working Group.
- See also: Invasive Species for exotic animal and plant pests invading Indiana, causing economic and visual damage
Field Guide: Invasive - Japanese Honeysuckle
- Missouri Department of Conservation.
- See also: Invasive and Problem Plant Control (scroll to Invasive Plants section) for more information to help you identify and control most common invasive plants in Missouri
Invasive Plants in Pennsylvania: Japanese Honeysuckle [PDF | 290 KB]
- Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
- See also: Invasive Plant Fact Sheets for plant species (trees, shrubs, vines, herbs and aquatic plants) that have impacted the state's natural lands
Invasive, Exotic Plants of the Southeast - Japanese Honeysuckle
- North Carolina State University. Cooperative Extension. Going Native: Urban Landscaping for Wildlife with Native Plants.

Academic

Invasive Species Fact Sheet - Japanese Honeysuckle [PDF | 936 KB]
- Mississippi State University. Geosystems Research Institute.
- See also: Species Factsheets for more fact sheets
Maine Invasive Plants Bulletin: Japanese Honeysuckle
- University of Maine. Cooperative Extension.
- See also: Natural Resources Publications for entire "Maine Invasive Plants" series
Ohio Perennial & Biennial Weed Guide - Japanese Honeysuckle
- Ohio State University. Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center.
Plant Profile: Lonicera japonica
- University of Florida. IFAS. Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants.

Professional

Plants of Hawaii - Lonicera japonica [PDF | 28 KB]
- Jan 2003
- Starr Environmental.
- See also: Species reports for selected non-native plants on Maui, Hawaii

Citations

Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Lonicera japonica. [Accessed Mar 19, 2015].
Munger, G.T. 2002. Lonicera japonica. In: Fire Effects Information System. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory.

Find more images

Distribution / Maps / Survey Status

Early Detection & Distribution Mapping System (EDDMapS) - Japanese Honeysuckle

Videos

YouTube - Japanese Honeysuckle

Selected Resources

Invasive Plants of Ohio: Fact Sheet 9 - Japanese Honeysuckle & Asian Bittersweet [PDF | 214 KB]

Global Invasive Species Database - Lonicera japonica (vine, climber)

Invasive Plant Atlas of the United States - Japanese Honeysuckle

Invasive Species Compendium - Lonicera japonica

New York Invasive Species Information - Honeysuckle

Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER) - Lonicera japonica

The Quiet Invasion: A Guide to Invasive Species of the Galveston Bay Area - Japanese Honeysuckle

Weeds Australia - Japanese Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica)

Fire Effects Information System (FEIS) - Lonicera japonica

National Exotic Marine and Estuarine Species Information System (NEMESIS): Chesapeake Bay Introduced Species Database - Lonicera japonica

PLANTS Database - Japanese Honeysuckle

U.S. National Plant Germplasm System - Lonicera japonica

Invasive Plants: Other Invasive Plants - Japanese Honeysuckle

Weed Identification Tool - Japanese Honeysuckle

Pest Alert: Japanese Honeysuckle [PDF | 404 KB]

Fact Sheet: Japanese Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) [PDF | 279 KB]

Invasive Species Leaflet - Lonicera japonica [PDF | 175 KB]

New Jersey Non-Native Plants - Japanese Honeysuckle [PDF | 72 KB]

Invasive Plant Species Fact Sheet: Japanese Honeysuckle [PDF | 730 KB]

Field Guide: Invasive - Japanese Honeysuckle

Invasive Plants in Pennsylvania: Japanese Honeysuckle [PDF | 290 KB]

Invasive, Exotic Plants of the Southeast - Japanese Honeysuckle

Invasive Species Fact Sheet - Japanese Honeysuckle [PDF | 936 KB]

Maine Invasive Plants Bulletin: Japanese Honeysuckle

Ohio Perennial & Biennial Weed Guide - Japanese Honeysuckle

Plant Profile: Lonicera japonica

Plants of Hawaii - Lonicera japonica [PDF | 28 KB]