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Lonicera oblongifolia

(Goldie) Hook.

Swamp Fly-honeysuckle

G5Secure Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Least concernIUCN

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.143040

Element CodePDCPR030L0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

IUCNLeast concern

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderDipsacales

FamilyCaprifoliaceae

GenusLonicera

Other Common Names

Chèvrefeuille à feuilles oblongues (FR) swamp fly honeysuckle (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Taxonomic Comments

No varieties of Lonicera oblongifolia are recognized in Kartesz (1999).

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2016-09-01

Change Date2016-09-01

Range Extent Comments

Canada- MB, NB, ON, QU, SK. United States- ME, MI, MN, NY, OH, PA, RI, VT, WI.

Ecology & Habitat

Diagnostic Characteristics

Plants not twining. Flowers in pairs terminating axillary peduncles and appearing later than the leaves, in the axils of the leaves of the current season. Corolla strongly bilabiate, the upper lip 4-lobed to a quarter or half it's length. Ovaries wholly or partially connate, glabrous.

Habitat

Bogs, swampy thickets and wet woods.

Ecology

Prefers highly acidic saturated soils and shaded sites.

Terrestrial Habitats

Forest/WoodlandForest - HardwoodForest - Mixed

Palustrine Habitats

HERBACEOUS WETLANDBog/fen

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Ohio	SH	Yes
New York	S4	Yes
Michigan	SNR	Yes
Minnesota	SNR	Yes
Pennsylvania	S1	Yes
Vermont	S2	Yes
Wisconsin	SNR	Yes
Maine	S3	Yes
New Hampshire	S1	Yes

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Ontario	S5	Yes
Quebec	S4	Yes
Manitoba	S4	Yes
Saskatchewan	S3	Yes
New Brunswick	S3	Yes

Plant Characteristics

DurationPERENNIAL, DECIDUOUS

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

Wisconsin (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
09012 - Round Lake Study Area	Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest	3,707

References (7)

Fernald, M.L. 1950 Gray's Manual of Botany, 8th ed. American Book Company, New York. 1632 pp.
Gleason, H.A. 1952. The new Britton and Brown illustrated flora of the northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. 3 volumes. Hafner Press, New York. 1732 pp.
Grimm, W.C. 1952. The Shrubs of Pennsylvania. The Stackpole Co., Harrisburg, PA.
Hauser, E.J. 1965. The Caprifolaceae of Ohio. Ohio Journal of Science 65:118-129.
Hooker, W.J. 1833. Flora Boreali-Americana. 2 vol. (1829-1840) Henry G. Bohn, No 4, York Street, Covent Garden, London.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.