Caprifoliaceae

Western white honeysuckle

Lonicera albiflora Torr. & A.Gray

Family: Caprifoliaceae
Genus: Lonicera

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Western white honeysuckle (Lonicera albiflora) — FlowerPhoto: Cody Stricker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 白花忍冬
English: Western white honeysuckle

Synonyms

Caprifolium dumosum Kuntze
Lonicera albiflora var. albiflora

Flowers

In flower: March to April (from 329 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Cody Stricker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Cody Stricker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Andrew Tree, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Wendy McCrady, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: sonnia hill, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sophia K, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Leticia Jiménez Hernández, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: saltyhiker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.