White honeysuckle (Plants of the Middle Rio Grande Bosque)

White honeysuckle

Lonicera albiflora

Summary ⁶

Lonicera albiflora (white honeysuckle) is a small, leafy vine or shrub with showy white flowers. White honeysuckles are part of the Caprifoliaceae family and there are many different types of honeysuckles. Honeysuckle leaves are round with small spikes along the border of the leaves. They grow well in sunlight or very very light shade.

Botanical Information ⁷

Ecological Information ⁸

Ethnobotanical Information ⁸

The honeysuckle is known to be edible, people usually suck the honey or sweet nectar out of the flowers stem. It can also be made into an oil. The honeysuckle are used medicinally.

References ⁸

https://garden.org/plants/group/loniceras/
https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-512/honeysuckle
https://www.encyclopedia.com/plants-and-animals/plants/plants/honeysuckle
https://homeguides.sfgate.com/honeysuckle-55105.html
http://www.eddmaps.org/distribution/usstate.cfm?sub=3039
https://homeguides.sfgate.com/honeysuckle-55105.html

About the Author ⁸

Student author(s)*: Trevor from Menaul High School

*The entries in this field guide have been edited by Yerba Mansa Project staff to ensure that they contain quality, fact-checked content and standardized formatting.

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Adapted by caseynm from a work by (c) smiller33, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
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(c) smiller33, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

Range Map

iNat Map

Color	white
Type	vine
Uses	edible

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