Lonicera prolifera (G.Kirchn.) Booth ex Rehder

^2. OS
PLANTS OF ILLINOIS, USA
Lonicera prolifera (Kirchn.) Rehd.
Caprifoliaceae
Det.: S.R.Hill, (ILLS) 2004
OGLE COUNTY 42° 02’ 55.4” N. Lat. 089° 20’ 48.1”
W. Long. % 24N, R. 10E, SE1/4 NE 1/4 SW 1/4 to
SW1/4 SW1/4 SE1/4 SECT. 28 About 1 mile north of
Oregon. East-facing slopes along the west side of Illinois
Route 2, generally between the main [southern] entrance
road to the Stronghold and Blackhawk Presbytery and
the camp and an iron-gated stone entrance, 0,8
kilometers north of the southern (main) entrance.
Elevation about 699-722 feet. Dolomite outcrop area.
Mesic to wet-mesic upland forest. Fruits
reddish-orange, showy, fully mature; globose, fleshy,
very sticky within; rather common vine-this one with
branches 2 meters long, mostly erect and on trees, at
margin of forest on slope.
Steven R. Hill 36129
27 August 2004
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