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Photographer: Janice Stiefel
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Family Caprifoliaceae
Lonicera tatarica L.
Tartarian honeysuckle
Lonicera: named for Adam Lonitzer (1528-1586), a German herbalist, physician and botanist who wrote a standard herbal text that was reprinted many times between 1557 and 1783
tatarica: for Tartarian
Hazardous 
Restricted Invasive - Eradicate!
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| Status: | Introduced - naturalized; ecologically invasive |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 3'-10' tall shrub sometimes forming dense thickets; shallow roots |
| Flower: | pink to white |
| Fruit: | red-orange berry |
| Leaf: | oval |
| Habitat: | sun to partial shade; woods, wood edges |
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