American fly honeysuckle Caprifoliaceae Lonicera canadensis

Leaf:Opposite, simple, narrow ovate to elliptical, 1 to 3 inches long, thin, hairless except for leaf edges, bright green above and a bit paler below.
Flower:Species is monoecious; white, bell- or funnel-shaped, 5 lobes, 1 inch long, hanging downward in pairs from a 1 inch long, green stem, appearing in late spring.
Fruit:Reddish orange berries in a widely divergent pair; elongated often with a tapering point, 1/3 inch in length, ripen in mid to late summer.
Twig:Slender, silvery to reddish gray, solid pith; buds small, pointed.
Bark:Reddish gray, finely peeling and shredding on larger stems.
Form:A straggly, open shrub reaching up to 3 feet in height.

leaf fruit twig bark form map

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