Caprifoliaceae

Orange honeysuckle

Lonicera ciliosa (Pursh) Poir. ex DC.

Family: Caprifoliaceae
Genus: Lonicera

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Orange honeysuckle (Lonicera ciliosa) — FlowerPhoto: Ed Alverson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (6)

Arabic: عسلة برتقالية
arz: عسله برتقاليه
Chinese: 北美橙色忍冬
English: Orange honeysuckle, Western trumpet honeysuckle
Icelandic: Tvinnatoppur
Russian: Жимолость реснитчатая

Synonyms

Caprifolium ciliosum Pursh
Caprifolium occidentale Lindl.
Kantemon ciliosum Raf.
Lonicera ciliata F.Dietr.
Lonicera occidentalis (Lindl.) Hook.
Xylosteon ciliosum (Poir.) Steud.

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Ed Alverson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: giantcicada, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Corvi Zeman, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Juli Mallett, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Geoffrey Carter, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ellyne Geurts, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jrtayloriv, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.