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Caprifoliaceae

Hairy honeysuckle

Lonicera hirsuta Eaton

Family
Caprifoliaceae
Genus
Lonicera

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Hairy honeysuckle: Lonicera hirsuta Eaton - hairy honeysuckle - Fenwick Township, Goulais River, Ontario, Canada
Photo: Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)
Arabic
عسلة هلباء
English
Hairy honeysuckle
Icelandic
Þyriltoppur

Synonyms

  • Caprifolium douglasii Lindl.
  • Caprifolium hirsutum Denson ex LoudON
  • Caprifolium hirsutum (Eaton) Kuntze
  • Caprifolium pilosum hort. ex Dippel
  • Caprifolium pubescens Goldie
  • Lonicera douglasii (Lindl.) DC.
  • Lonicera goldii Spreng.
  • Lonicera hirsuta var. hirsuta
  • Lonicera hirsuta var. interior Gleason
  • Lonicera hirsuta var. schindleri B.Boivin
  • Lonicera pubescens (Goldie) Sweet

Characteristics

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

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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.