Japanese Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica)
| Scientific name: | Lonicera japonica Thunb. |  Japanese Honeysuckle plant |
Common Name: | Japanese honeysuckle | |
Status: | Not declared noxious in Victoria. | |
Habitat: | Temperate regions, where it tolerates any soil, although thrives in moist, fertile settings (Blood 2001, Muyt 2001). Japanese honeysuckle is a weed of gardens and invades heathland and heathy woodland, damp sclerophyll forest, wet sclerophyll forest, riparian vegetation, and warm temperate rainforest (Blood 2001, Carr et al 1992). |
 Japanese Honeysuckle flowers | Related Links Information on Japanese Honeysuckle on the US National Invasive Species Council website (external link) Weed Identification Note for Japanese Honeysuckle - on the Weeds Australia website (external link). Information is provided on the generalised current distribution in Australia as well as other information such as origin, distinguishing features, dispersal etc. |
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This document was last reviewed on 05/08/2009