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OverviewAI-generated
Lonicera caerulea is a species of perennial shrub within the family Caprifoliaceae. It belongs to the genus Lonicera and is classified under the order Dipsacales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. Common names for this plant include sweetberry honeysuckle, blue bearded honeysuckle, Blaue Heckenkirsche, Blaue Doppelbeere, and Madreselva Azul. The plant produces berries and is utilized as a medicinal plant.
The taxon range includes China and Xinjiang. It has also been introduced to Central European Russia, Norway, and Ontario. The IUCN Red List assessed its conservation status as Least Concern in 2016. Specimens of Lonicera caerulea are held by institutions such as the University of Alberta Museums, CHSC, CAS, OSU, and US, with records from Canada, the United States, and China.
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Species
Least ConcernSPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderDipsacales
- FamilyCaprifoliaceae
Lonicera caerulea Le chèvrefeuille bleu (Lonicera caerulea), également appelé camérisier au Québec ou encore haskap en anglais (un terme signifiant "baie de longue vie" en aïnou, la langue des autochtones de l'île d'Hokkaido), est une espèce de chèvrefeuille originaire des régions tempérées de l'hémisphère nord.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,906
- With media
- 1,331
- Family
- Caprifoliaceae
- Collections
- UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, CHSC, CAS, OSU, US
- Recorded in
- Canada, United States, China
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Encyclopedic overview
Lonicera caerulea, commonly known as honeyberry or by various honeysuckle names, is a non-climbing honeysuckle native throughout the cool temperate Northern Hemisphere regions of North America, Europe, and Asia.
The plant or its fruit has also come to be called haskap, derived from its name in the language of the native Ainu people of Hokkaido, Japan.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lonicera caerulea” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.