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Caprifoliaceae

Amur honeysuckle

Lonicera maackii (Rupr.) Maxim.

Family
Caprifoliaceae
Genus
Lonicera

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Amur honeysuckle: Amur honeysuckle flowers
Photo: Taken by Fanghong, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (14)
Armenian
Ցախակեռաս Մաակի
arz
لونيسيرا ماكى
Azerbaijani
Maak doqquzdonu
Belarusian
Бружмель Маака
Chinese
金銀忍冬, 金银忍冬, 王八骨头, 短柄忍冬, 金银木
English
Amur honeysuckle, Bush honeysuckle
Finnish
Koreankuusama
French
Chèvrefeuille de Maack, Chevrefeuille de Maack
Icelandic
Mongólatoppur
Japanese
ハナヒョウタンボク
Korean
괴불나무
Russian
Жимолость Маака
Slovenian
Maackovo kosteničje
Swedish
Koreatry

Synonyms

  • Caprifolium maackii Kuntze
  • Lonicera maackii f. podocarpa Franch. ex Rehder
  • Lonicera maackii var. maackii
  • Xylosteon maackii Rupr.

Characteristics

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

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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.