Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
family
Caprifoliaceae
origin
Exotic
declaration
Council Pest Vegetation (BCC Natural Asset Local Law)
Council Pest Vegetation (BCC Natural Asset Local Law)
Common names
Japanese honeysuckle, Chinese honeysuckle, Gold and silver flower, Hall's honeysuckle, Honeysuckle, Woodbine.
A climbing or scrambling plant with paired leaves along its stems. Its distinctive flowers are two-lipped, the wider upper lip having four small lobes and the lower lip with a single lobe these flowers are initially white or pinkish tinged, but turn cream or yellowish as they age its fruit are shiny black berries (5-10 mm long).
Impact
Impact
Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) is regarded as an environmental weed in Queensland, New South Wales, the ACT, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia. This species is actively managed by community groups in New South Wales and was recently listed as a priority environmental weed in six Natural Resource Management regions. It also appears in the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD).
Location
Location
Characteristics
Characteristics
Similar Species
Similar Species
Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) is regarded as an environmental weed in Queensland, New South Wales, the ACT, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia. This species is actively managed by community groups in New South Wales and was recently listed as a priority environmental weed in six Natural Resource Management regions. It also appears in the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD).
