B95 

 BEARBERRY HONEYSUCKLE 



Loni'cera involucra'ta, syns. Diste'gia involucra' ta, Xyloa'teon involucra' turn 



Leaves opposite, short^stalked, oval 

 to reverse-egg-shaped, ppinted to taper- 

 ing-pointed at tips, entire around the 

 edges, 2 to 6 in. long and 1 to 2 in. 

 wide, hairy, gland-dotted, dark greea 

 above, paler beneath, veiny 



Flowers in pairs (rarely in 3's), on 

 stalks arising from the axils of the 

 leaves, slightly irregular, with 4 (often 

 united to appear as but 2), egg-shaped, 

 hairy bracts (involucre) which enlarge, 

 turn red, and become conspicuous as 

 the fruit matures 



United petals (corolla) 5-lobed, yel- 

 low, cyhndrically bell-shaped, strongly 

 pouched on one side below, about H in. 

 long, sticky-hairy 



'wigs and branches paired, with light 

 yellowish gray bark 



Stamens 5, attached to corolla tube; 

 tips of pollen sacs (anthers) usually 

 included but sometimes extending 

 above the lobes of the corolla 



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Outer united flower parts (calyx) 

 tubular, tightly adherent to the se_ed- 

 producing organ (ovary) enclosed with- 

 in it, sometimes with 5 very small teeth 

 at top (teeth often lacking), disappear- 

 ing as the berries ripen 



Berries in pairs, on a single lone (up 

 to 2 in.) stalk, glossy, dark purple to 

 black, about % in. across 



