Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica)
| Scientific name: | Lonicera japonica Thunb. |
Common Name: | Japanese honeysuckle |
Status: | Not declared noxious in Victoria. |
Habitat: | Temperate regions, where it tolerates any soil, although thrives in moist, fertile settings (Blood 2001, Muyt 2001). Japanese honeysuckle is a weed of gardens and invades heathland and heathy woodland, damp sclerophyll forest, wet sclerophyll forest, riparian vegetation, and warm temperate rainforest (Blood 2001, Carr et al 1992). |
 Japanese honeysuckle flowers Photo: Mark Imhof |  Japanese honeysuckle plant Photo: Mark Imhof |
Information on Japanese Honeysuckle (external link) on the US National Invasive Species Council website.
Weed Identification Note for Japanese Honeysuckle (external link) - on the Weeds Australia website. Information is provided on the generalised current distribution in Australia as well as other information such as origin, distinguishing features, dispersal etc.
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