pink honeysuckle Caprifoliaceae Lonicera hispidula Douglas ex Torr. & A. Gray symbol: LOHI2 Leaf: Deciduous, opposite, simple, oval to nearly cordate, 2-4 inches long, green to blue-green above with whitish bloom below, margins are entire but with fine hairs; terminal pair fused into a single disk. Flower: Pink, narrowly trumpet-shaped, 1-2 inches long; borne in whorls above the terminal leaf disk; appearing in summer. Fruit: Orange-red translucent berries with several seeds; occur in small bunches above the terminal leaf disk; described as edible but bitter. Twig: Thin and vine-like; commonly twist around one another; hollow; purple-brown; covered with fine pubescence. Bark: Thin, reddish-brown, and often shreddy. Form: Widely branched shrub or climbing/sprawling vine up to 20’ long. Looks like: western trumpet honeysuckle - Japanese honeysuckle Additional Range Information: Lonicera hispidula is native to North America. Range may be expanded by planting. See states reporting pink honeysuckle. External Links: USDAFS Additional Silvics USDA Plants Database © Copyright 2016, Virginia Tech Dept. of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation, all rights reserved. Photos and text by: John Seiler, Edward Jensen, Alex Niemiera, and John Peterson