Hairy Honeysuckle, Pink Honeysuckle
Lonicera hispidula
Synonyms: Lonicera hispidula var. californica, Lonicera hispidula var. hispidula, Lonicera hispidula var. vacillans
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Hairy honeysuckle observed in bloom along Cow Creek Road between Riddle, OR and Beatty Creek, Douglas County..........June 10, 2017.
![Hairy Honeysuckle, Pink Honeysuckle: Lonicera hispidula (Synonyms: Lonicera hispidula var. californica, Lonicera hispidula var. hispidula, Lonicera hispidula var. vacillans)](hispidula/hispidula2a.jpg)
A young shoot arising from the arching stem of hairy honeysuckle. Note the hairy stem and undersides to the leaves. The attractive flowers will soon appear from the upper leaf axils. Photographed in open forest above the Illinois River to the southwest of Selma, OR..........April 4, 2009.
Paul Slichter