AuthorCrawley, M.
Year2004
TitleDistinguishing Lonicera nitida and L. pileata
TypePaper
How CompleteThe two species in the title.
SourceBSBI News 95: 48.
IllustrationsHalf tone scan of foliage
Review (by Malcolm Storey)Short note with illustrations and tabulated differences. This is a reply to a note by Eric Clement in BSBI News Sept 2003 no 94, p34 about the two species.
Errata, Corrigenda & CommentsA reply from Alison Rutherford appears in BSBI News 2004 no 96, p43 arguing that it isn’t always so easy. *L. nitida* can have larger leaves and there is a possible hybrid (CV ’Elegant’).
Examine with x8 or x10 hand lens
Specimen PreparationFresh or pressed vegetative material.

Notes & PurposeStatusTaxonEnglishClassification
For identificationCurrentLonicerahoneysucklesPlantae: Dipsacales: Caprifoliaceae
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