Lonicera ciliosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Dipsacales
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Genus: Lonicera
Species:
L. ciliosa
Binomial name
Lonicera ciliosa

Lonicera ciliosa, the orange honeysuckle or western trumpet honeysuckle is a honeysuckle native to forests of western North America. A deciduous shrub growing to 6 m (20 ft) tall with hollow twigs, the leaves are opposite, oval, 4–10 cm (1.6–3.9 in) long with the last pair on each twig merged to form a disk. The flowers are orange-yellow, 2–4 cm (0.79–1.57 in) long, with five lobes and trumpet shaped; they are produced in whorls above the disk-leaf on the ends of shoots. The fruit is a translucent orange-red berry less than 1 cm (0.39 in) diameter.[1][2]

Medicinal uses

During Lewis and Clark's expeditions beginning in 1804, Lonicera ciliosa was one of the many florae recorded.[3] The orange honeysuckle was used as cold medicine, a contraceptive, a sedative and even as a tuberculosis remedy.[4]

Edible uses

The fruits are edible[5] either raw or cooked, but are not a common food.[6]

Fruits

References

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  1. ↑ "Lonicera ciliosa". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  2. ↑ U. of Washington Burke Museum: Lonicera ciliosa
  3. ↑ "June 5, 1806". Discover Lewis & Clark. Retrieved 2023-05-28.
  4. ↑ Heaton, Darrall; DerMarderosian, Ara (2004). "An Ethnobotanical and Medical Research Literature Update on the Plant Species Collected in the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1803-1806". Bartonia (62): 63–93. ISSN 0198-7356.
  5. ↑ Fagan, Damian (2019). Wildflowers of Oregon: A Field Guide to Over 400 Wildflowers, Trees, and Shrubs of the Coast, Cascades, and High Desert. Guilford, CT: FalconGuides. p. 227. ISBN 1-4930-3633-5. OCLC 1073035766.
  6. ↑ Plants For A Future -- Lonicera ciliosa


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