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Question: Thanks for the ID of Morrow's Honeysuckle! It seems the "foreign" species have more open and upward flowers compared to …

• Question

  Thanks for the ID of Morrow's Honeysuckle! It seems the "foreign" species have more open and upward flowers compared to the native ones - is that a valid way to distinguish them? I've read the non-natives also have hollow stems? I ask because I'm trying to identify what to protect/keep in an upcoming anti-buckthorn-swallowort-bittersweet effort, and I'm worried about mistaken identity! (Photo: Is this another Morrow's? Pink flowers)

  Answer

  Dera Kamereone, Lonicera morrowii and its hybrids do have hollow stems. The pink flowers are often the hybrid between Lonicera morrowii and Lonicera tatarica (called Lonicera X bella). Our two native species of honeysuckles found in forested habitats have solid stems. Good luck!