Lonicera maackii (Rupr.) Maxim.

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  New York

• County/Municipio

  Bronx Co.

• City/Township

  Bronx

• Locality

  between Kazimiroff Drive and Metro North railroad line, just N of junction with Mosholu Parkway

• Coordinates

  40.8686, -73.8786

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

wcw YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
”2442004
The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of U.S.A.
Caprifoliaceae Lonicera maackii (Rupr.) Maxim,
det. M. Nee, 2010
NEW YORK State, Bronx Co., Bronx, between Kazimiroff
Drive and Metro North railroad line, just N of junction with
Mosholu Parkway. Brushy, weedy strip of woodland, with
the understory dominated by Lonicera maackii. On the
other side of the road from the New York Botanical Garden
where this species is a serious invasive in the brushy areas
and understory of woodlands.
40°52’07”N, 73°52’43”W. alt. 21 m.
Voucher for wood specimen, MADw.
Shrub 5 m. tall, with several stems from near the base, the
largest 9 cm. in diameter, all but the innermost rings of
wood turning light greenish within a day of being cut; bark
shallowly flaky-furrowed. Branches arching. Leaves more
or less held horizontally, the fruit held above; fruit green,
many dull reddish on the insolated side (although plants
growing in shade), a few beginning to turn bright red, soft
and juicy and swelling up to become more globose.
Coll.: M. Nee 57231
20 Sept. 2010
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