Caprifoliaceae

(ka-pri-foe-lee-AY-see-ee)
– a family in the Dipsacales order –

Here in the St. Louis Area, we have 11 not-too-obscure plants that areĀ in the Honeysuckle Family:

  • Dipsacus fullonum (Fuller’s Teasel) [intro]
  • Dipsacus laciniatus (Cutleaf Teasel) [intro]
  • Lonicera xbella  (Showy Honeysuckle) [intro]
  • Lonicera japonica  (Japanese Honeysuckle Vine) [intro]
  • Lonicera maackii  (Amur Bush Honeysuckle) [intro]
  • Lonicera sempervirens  (Trumpet Honeysuckle Vine)
  • Symphoricarpos orbiculatus  (Coralberry) [CC1]
  • Triosteum angustifolium  (Yellowfruit Horse-Gentian) [CC6]
  • Triosteum aurantiacum  (Orangefruit Horse-Gentian) [CC6]
  • Triosteum perfoliatum  (Late Horse-Gentian) [CC4]
  • Valerianella radiata (Beaked Cornsalad) [CC0]

[CC] = Coefficient of Conservatism