Morrow's honeysuckle
Lonicera morrowii
FOUND by lseaver2012-09-28
Portland
ID Confirmed
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Field Notes
Site Condition: light rain, light wind, heavily developed historic area.
Identification issues: Discussion of what a hollow stem looks like.
Supporting Evidence
Blue Green hairy oval opposite leaf
Woody, hollow stem, about 1.5 meters tall, wide spreading branches.
Young fuzzy stem.
Species Observation: Species Looked For
Did you find it?:
I think I found it
Scientific name:
Lonicera morrowiiCommon name:
Morrow's honeysuckle
Count of individuals:
1-10
Coverage:
Less than 1/4 covered
Reproduction:
Sampling method:
Quadrat (user-placement)
Place Studied
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Latitude:
N 43.664640 °
Longitude:
W -70.240490 °
Observation Site Information
Habitat:
Upland - Developed areas
Trip Information
Name:
Fort Allen Trail Steps
Trip date:
Fri, 2012-09-28 10:14
Town or city:
Portland
Type of investigation:
Species and Habitat Survey
Ecosystem:
Upland
Watershed:
Presumpscot
Habitat Observations
Species diversity:
5 different species
Evidence of vectors:
Paved road
Dirt road
Walking trail
People
Recent disturbance
Tree canopy cover:
Open to 1/4 covered
Soil moisture:
Moist
Comments
It's difficult to tell the
It's difficult to tell the shrub honeysuckles apart, but you've given me the evidence I need - hollow stems tells me it's one of the invasives. Fuzzy leaves makes it morrow's honeysuckle. The only lingering doubt that I have is if the leaves were only slightly hairy on the underside it could be the Lonicera x bella one of the invasive hybrids. If you check back next summer and see pink flowers, post an updated photo in the comments and we can update the identification.
Nice work!!
~sniffly
Quadrat
Love the way you chose your quadrat space!