BEARBERRY HONEYSUCKLE 



Lonicera involucrata (Richardson) Banks 



Bearberry honeysuckle is a plant that is conspicuous in July when 

 the fruit ripens. The coarse, hairy leaves are of a dark rich green, and 

 the twin berries, glossy black in color, are surrounded by a red frill, a 

 combination which makes the bush very decorative. The unpreten- 

 tious straw-colored flowers may sometimes be found on the younger 

 branches along with the fruit produced by those that come into bloom 

 earlier. If the bush is shaken, the ripe fruit falls easily. Its disagreeable 

 flavor has gained for it the name of skunkberry in some regions. 



Bearberry honeysuckle may be found from Quebec to Michigan, 

 New Mexico, and California, and northward to Alaska. 



The specimen sketched was collected near Hector, British Colum- 

 bia, at an elevation af 4,000 feet. 



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