Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council Invasive Plant Manual

and Belle) will be referred to as bush honeysuckle. Belle honeysuckle is a hybrid cross between Tartarian and Morrow's honeysuckles and has many characteristics of both parents. These shrubs are frequently used for landscaping and to improve wildlife habitats; they have become naturalized in many areas of Tennessee. All are members of the Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle) family. Height: All four species of bush honeysuckles grow to heights of 1.8-6.0 m (6-20 ft). Twigs: The twigs of all the bush honeysuckles are generally glabrous, thornless, and have a hollow brown pith when mature. The leaf scars are small and inconspicuous. The buds are blunt to acute. Leaves: Leaves of all these species are opposite, narrowly elliptic, ovate, to lance-ovate. The significant differences between individual species are dependent on the presence of pubescence. Flower: The differences between the flowers of thes