western trumpet honeysuckle Caprifoliaceae Lonicera ciliosa (Pursh) Poir. ex DC. symbol: LOCI3 Leaf: Deciduous, opposite, simple, oval, 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: Orange-yellow, narrowly trumpet-shaped, 1-2 inches long; borne in whorls above the terminal leaf disk. Fruit: Orange-red translucent berries with several seeds; occur in small bunches above the terminal leaf disk. Reports of edibility vary from edible to mildly poisonous (don't take chances). Twig: Thin and vine-like; commonly twist around one another; hollow; tan with red tinges; covered with white bloom when young. Bark: Thin, reddish-brown, and often shreddy. Form: Widely branched climbing or sprawling vine up to 20’ long. Looks like: pink honeysuckle - Japanese honeysuckle Additional Range Information: Lonicera ciliosa is native to North America. Range may be expanded by planting. See states reporting western trumpet honeysuckle. External Links: 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