Lonicera tatarica, L.

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1976, Flora Europaea. Volume 4. Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae), Cambridge University Press : 47

7. L. tatarica L. , Sp. Pl. 173 (1753) .

Up to 3 m, glabrous. Twigs with hollow pith. Leaves 2-5-8 x 1-7-4-5 cm, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, acute or subacute (sometimes acuminate), truncate or cordate at base, usually glabrous, but sometimes with scattered hairs along the midrib beneath. Peduncle 15-30 mm. Bracts longer than ovary. Bracteoles as long as ovary, ovateelliptical. Corolla 1-5-2 cm, 2-lipped, white to red. Ovaries free. Berries globose, red, orange or yellow. S.C. Russia, from c. 42° E. eastwards . Rs (C, E) [Au Cz Ga Ge Ho Hs Hu Rm Rs (W, K)]. (W.& C. Asia.)