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Caprifoliaceae

Alpine honeysuckle

Lonicera alpigena L.

Family
Caprifoliaceae
Genus
Lonicera

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Alpine honeysuckle: Alpen Heckenkirsche (Lonicera alpigena), Botanischer Garten Berlin
Photo: Uwe Thobae, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (22)
arz
لونيسيرا البيجينا
Azerbaijani
Alp doqquzdonu
Bangla
পাহাড়ি মধুবুনি
Belarusian
Бружмель альпійскі
Bulgarian
Алпийски орлови нокти
Chinese
高山忍冬
Czech
Zimolez horský, Zimolez alpský
English
Alpine honeysuckle
Estonian
Alpi kuslapuu
Finnish
Alppikuusama
French
Chèvrefeuille des Alpes, Camérisier des Alpes, Camerisier des Alpes
German
Alpen-Heckenkirsche, Alpen-Doppelbeere
hsb
Alpski kozylist
Icelandic
Fjallatoppur
Italian
Camecèraso, Caprifoglio alpino, Ciliegina d'alpe
Norwegian Bokmål
Alpeleddved
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alpeleddved
Russian
Жимолость альпийская
Slovak
Zemolez alpínsky
Slovenian
Planinsko kosteničevje
Swedish
Alptry
Vietnamese
Kim ngân núi cao

Synonyms

  • Caprifolium alpigenum Gaertn.
  • Caprifolium alpinum Lam.
  • Chamaecerasus alpigena Medik.
  • Euchylia alpigena Dulac
  • Isika alpigena Borkh.
  • Isika lucida Moench
  • Xylosteon alpigenum Fuss.
  • Xylosteon alpinum Dum.Cours.
  • Xylosteum sibiricum (Vest) Peterm.

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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.