Common Name: SWAMP FLY HONEYSUCKLE
Coefficient of Conservatism: 8
Coefficient of Wetness: -5
Wetness Index: OBL
Physiognomy: Nt Shrub
Peatlands, especially fens and cedar or tamarack swamps; calcareous marshy shores and stream margins.
Easily distinguished from L. villosa and L. canadensis by the absence of long (and ± tawny) cilia and the presence of downy pubescence on the undersides of the leaves. The 2-lipped aspect of the corolla is best displayed in fresh specimens. The fruits are sometimes rather purplish red.
L. Mellichamp
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Citation:
MICHIGAN FLORA ONLINE. A. A. Reznicek, E. G. Voss, & B. S. Walters. February 2011. University of Michigan. Web. April, 1, 2025
https://lsa-miflora-p.lsait.lsa.umich.edu/#/record/724