twinberry honeysuckle (Lonicera involucrata) observed in 140th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA, US
iNaturalist: penguin36
Native Plants
Twinberry honeysuckle's paired black berries on bright red bracts are one of the most distinctive native shrubs you can plant along a wet garden edge to feed hummingbirds and thrushes through summer.
Someone spotted and photographed a twinberry honeysuckle — a native shrub with unusual twin berries cupped in showy red leaves — along a street in Bellevue, WA. The observation was confirmed by enough people on iNaturalist to earn 'research grade' status, meaning it counts as reliable scientific data. Sightings like this help scientists and land managers track where native plants are still thriving in urban areas.
Key Findings
Research-grade observation confirmed in Bellevue, WA (140th Ave NE), documenting twinberry honeysuckle's presence in an urban setting
Lonicera involucrata is a native Pacific Northwest shrub valued for wildlife habitat, particularly hummingbirds and berry-eating birds
Citizen-science verification through iNaturalist elevates this sighting to data usable in biodiversity and urban ecology research
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A twinberry honeysuckle was documented at research-grade quality in Bellevue, Washington, adding a verified native shrub sighting to the Pacific Northwest's citizen-science record.
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Research-grade observation of twinberry honeysuckle in 140th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA, US.
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Lonicera involucrata, the bearberry honeysuckle, bracted honeysuckle, twinberry honeysuckle, Californian Honeysuckle, twin-berry, or black twinberry, is a species of honeysuckle native to northern and western North America.