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Japanese Honeysuckle

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Japanese honeysuckle
Japanese honeysuckle, flowers - Photo by John D. Byrd; Mississippi State University
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)

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.

Images

Google Images - Japanese Honeysuckle
Google.
Invasive.org - Japanese Honeysuckle
University of Georgia. Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health.

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. Or, to display all related content view all resources for Japanese Honeysuckle.

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 (Jan 2021) (PDF | 404 KB)

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) (2014) (PDF | 279 KB)
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 (Mar 2010) (PDF | 175 KB)
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 (Oct 2008) (PDF | 72 KB)

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.

See also: Invasive Species Fact Sheets for more species
Invasive Plant Species Fact Sheet: Japanese Honeysuckle (2006) (PDF | 730 KB)

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: Maine Invasive Plants & Entire Series for entire series of 22 fact sheets and invasive plants brochure (available in HTML/PDF or for purchase)
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 (Jan 2003) (PDF | 28 KB)
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.