Caprifoliaceae
American fly honeysuckle
Lonicera canadensis
- Family
- Caprifoliaceae
- Genus
- Lonicera
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Common names
By language (8)
- Arabic
- عسلة كندية
- arz
- عسله كنديه
- Bulgarian
- Канадски орлови нокти
- Chinese
- 加拿大忍冬
- English
- American fly honeysuckle
- Icelandic
- Kanadatoppur
- Persian
- لنیکرا کانادایی
- Russian
- Жимолость канадская
Synonyms
- Caprifolium ciliatum (Muhl.) Kuntze
- Lonicera ciliata Muhl.
- Xylosteon ciliatum (Muhl.) Pursh
- Xylosteon ciliatum var. album Pursh
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Fungus Guy, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: jillllybean, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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- Dwarf honeysuckleLonicera xylosteumCaprifoliaceae
- Tatarian honeysuckleLonicera tataricaCaprifoliaceae
- Etruscan honeysuckleLonicera etruscaCaprifoliaceae
- Lonicera nigraCaprifoliaceae
- Alpine honeysuckleLonicera alpigenaCaprifoliaceae
- Evergreen honeysuckleLonicera implexaCaprifoliaceae
- Twinberry honeysuckleLonicera involucrataCaprifoliaceae
- Amur honeysuckleLonicera maackiiCaprifoliaceae
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.