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| General Information | |
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| Symbol: | LOJA |
| Group: | Dicot |
| Family: | Caprifoliaceae |
| Duration: |
Perennial |
| Growth Habit: |
Vine |
| Native Status: |
CAN I HI I L48 I PR I |
| Characteristics | |
| Data Source and Documentation | |
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Native |  |
Introduced |  |
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Absent/Unreported |
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Both, No County Data |
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Synonyms
| Symbol | Scientific Name |
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| LOJAA2 | Lonicera japonica Thunb. var. aureo-reticulata (T. Moore) G. Nicholson |
| LOJAC | Lonicera japonica Thunb. var. chinensis (P.W. Watson) Baker |
| NIJA | Nintooa japonica (Thunb.) Sweet |
Classification
| Rank | Scientific Name and Common Name |
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| Kingdom | Plantae – Plants |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta – Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | Spermatophyta – Seed plants |
| Division | Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants |
| Class | Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | Asteridae |
| Order | Dipsacales |
| Family | Caprifoliaceae – Honeysuckle family |
| Genus | Lonicera L. – honeysuckle |
| Species | Lonicera japonica Thunb. – Japanese honeysuckle |
Subordinate Taxa
Legal Status
| Noxious Weed Information | |
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| This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds. | |
| Connecticut
Japanese honeysuckle
Invasive, banned
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| Massachusetts
Japanese honeysuckle
Prohibited
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| New Hampshire
Japanese honeysuckle
Prohibited invasive Species
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| Vermont
Japanese honeysuckle
Class B noxious weed
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| U.S. Weed Information | |
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Lonicera japonica
Chinese honeysuckle
Japanese honeysuckle
This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below.This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of
Weeds of the U.S.
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| STATE | Assorted authors. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments. |
| FLEPPC | Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1999. Invasive plant list. Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. Florida. |
| HEAR | USDI, Geological Survey. 1999. Information index for selected alien plants in Hawaii (20 October 2003). Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk Project, Biological Resources Division, Haleakala Field Station. Makawao, Hawaii. |
| N'EAST | Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal,and J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York. |
| SEEPPC | Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1996. Invasive exotic pest plants in Tennessee (19 October 1999). Research Committee of the Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council. Tennessee. |
| SWSS | Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois. |
| WI | Hoffman, R.and K. Kearns (eds.). 1997. Wisconsin manual of control recommendations for ecologically invasive plants. Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources. Madison, Wisconsin. |
Wetland Status
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Wildlife
Food
| Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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| Martin | Minor | Minor | Minor | |
| Miller | Low | Low | Low | |
| Yarrow | Moderate | Low |
Cover
| Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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| Martin | Moderate | Moderate | ||
| Miller | Moderate | Moderate | ||
| Yarrow | Moderate | Moderate |
Sources
| Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications. New York. |
| Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society. |
| Yarrow, G.K., and D.T. Yarrow. 1999. Managing wildlife. Sweet Water Press. Birmingham. |
Description of Values
| Value Class | Food | Cover |
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| High | Average 25-50% of diet | Regular source of cover |
| Low | 5-10% of diet | Infrequently used as cover |
| Minor | 2-5% of diet | Sparsely used as cover |
| Moderate | Average 10-25% of diet | Occasional source of cover |
