Caprifoliaceae

Mountain bush honeysuckle

Diervilla rivularis Gatt.

Family: Caprifoliaceae
Genus: Diervilla

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Mountain bush honeysuckle: Diervilla rivularis — Photo: Jerzy Opioła, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)

Chinese: 山地黃錦帶, 山地黄锦带, 河岸黄锦带
English: Mountain bush honeysuckle
Finnish: Isovuohenkuusama
Polish: Zadrzewnia włochata

Synonyms

Diervilla sessilifolia var. rivularis (Gatt.) H.E.Ahles

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Jerzy Opioła, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jerzy Opioła, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.