Biological Category
Plants
Species Type
Shrub or woody bush
NY Legal Status
Prohibited
LHPrism Status
Tier 4 - Widespread
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Impacts of this species
Lonicera morrowii can grow in dense thickets that prevent other native plants from establishing themselves. It invades not well established areas, and prevents successional stages to occurr. It can hypridize with native L. tatarica to produce hybrid L. x bella, which is also extremely invasive. It is often quickly spread by birds that favor their fruits that ripen in mid-summer.
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