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Caprifoliaceae

Called “honeysuckle family” in GBIF

The Caprifoliaceae or honeysuckle family is a clade of dicotyledonous flowering plants consisting of about 860 species in 33 to 42 genera, with a nearly cosmopolitan distribution. Centres of diversity are found in eastern North America and eastern Asia, while they are absent in tropical and southern Africa.

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1,261
accepted species in GBIF
Source: GBIF
76
genera in GBIF
Source: GBIF
10
plants on Plant News
6
research articles
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Plants in this family

10 plants

Genera in this family

Also here, with one plant each: Dipsacus (Cutleaf Teasel).

Research on Caprifoliaceae

6 articles
iNaturalist → · observation

Native shrub confirmed growing wild in remote Ontario woods

If you're planting a native pollinator garden, this low, shade-tolerant shrub is a real alternati...

iNaturalist → · observation

Invasive spiky weed spotted spreading in Wisconsin town

If you tend a prairie patch, roadside, or vacant lot near Beloit, this tall spiky weed can crowd ...

What science is finding about Caprifoliaceae

Every article on Plant News that mentions a member of this family, newest first.

Native shrub confirmed growing wild in remote Ontario woods

If you're planting a native pollinator garden, this low, shade-tolerant shrub is a real alternative to invasive honeysuckle...

northern bush honeysuckle native-plants / citizen-science

Native twinberry honeysuckle spotted and confirmed in BC's Thompson-Nicola

If you hike or garden in interior British Columbia, this shrub's shiny black twin berries and red bracts are a reliable summer...

Twinberry Honeysuckle native-plants / phenology

Invasive spiky weed spotted spreading in Wisconsin town

If you tend a prairie patch, roadside, or vacant lot near Beloit, this tall spiky weed can crowd out native wildflowers and...

Cutleaf Teasel invasive-species / urban-ecology

twinberry honeysuckle (Lonicera involucrata) observed in 140th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA, US

Twinberry honeysuckle's paired black berries on bright red bracts are one of the most distinctive native shrubs you can plant...

Twinberry Honeysuckle native-plants / urban-ecology

coral honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens) observed in Taylor Oaks Dr, Roswell, GA, US

Coral honeysuckle is a native alternative to the invasive Japanese honeysuckle, and knowing where it naturally grows helps...

Coral Honeysuckle urban-ecology / native-plants