Japanese Honeysuckle

Lonicera japonica

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Plants

A sweet-scented twining vine that strangles saplings and blankets the ground.

Field facts
HabitatWoodland edges, fencerows
RangeStatewide
When to lookFlowers May to July; semi-evergreen
StatusInvasive in Indiana (Indiana DNR / IUCN Red List)
Look-alikesNative Trumpet Honeysuckle

Field note: It stays green through mild winters, which is how surveyors spot it in January.

Lesson
Watching responsibly

Pull young vines; large ones need cut-stump treatment by trained staff.

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