Navigation

Lonicera utahensis

Caprifoliaceae

Utah Honeysuckle

Lonicera utahensis
Shrub with spreading branches. Leaves oblong to lance-shaped, with rounded tip, few hairs only on underside. Flowers in pairs on single slender stalk to 1/2 in. long, bracts very small. Flowers white or pale yellow fading to salmon yellow, trumpet-shaped. Berries small, red, round, slightly fused. Grows in bogs, along streams, moist places, at mid to subalpine elevations.

  • Rarity: Locally Common
  • Flowering Time: Early Summer
  • Flower Form: 5 petals, vines,shrubs
  • Life Cycle: Perennial
  • Height: 3–6 feet
  • Habitat: Bog/Fen/Wetland, East-side Forest, Subalpine, West-side Forest
  • Found In: N Cascades NP, Olympic NP, Wallowas
  • Native: Yes

Map of where Lonicera utahensis is found