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broadly oval, dull green, hairy on both sides, the upper pairs united; flowers 

 in circles near the ends of the branches; flowers orange-yellow, hairy, the tube 

 slender, with a swelling on one side at the base; berries orange-red. 



Occurrence. — ISLE royale, common in the woods: head of Rock Harbor; Lake 

 Richie trail. 



10. Limber Honeysuckle (Lonicera dioica L.). — Bushy shrub 3 to 9 

 feet high, the stems twining; leaves oblong, often with wavy margins, 2 to 3 

 (or 4) inches long, green above, smooth, whitish below, the upper pairs 

 joined to form saucer-like structures; flowers grenish-yellow, tinged with 

 purple, funnel-shaped, about % to 1 inch long, the tube hairy inside, swollen 

 at the base on one side, borne in head-like clusters at the ends of the branches; 

 berries orange-red. (Syn. L. glauca 

 Hill.) 



Occurrence. — mesa VERDE. 



10a. Donald Honeysuckle 

 (Var. glaucescens (Rydb. Butters), 

 fig. 135. — Twining shrub with 

 leaves green on both sides, smooth 

 above, hairy below; corollas yellow, 

 about Ya ^^'^^ lo"g> the tube swol- 

 len at the base on one side; berries 

 smooth, red or orange. (Syn. L. 

 glaucescens Rydb.). 



Fig. 135. Donald honeysuckle (Lonicera 

 dioica var. glaucescens). 



Fig. 136. Chaparral honeysuckle 

 (Lonicera interrapla). 



