Tartarian+honeysuckle

=Tartarian Honeysuckle = //Lonicera tatarica//
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Found on the Perimeter trail twenty yards down hill from the bench on the same side as the bench next to a tall old tree N 40° 20.179' W 080° 06.048'
 * **Leaf**: 1-1 1/2" (2.5-6.3 cm) long; smooth, oval/heart shaped
 * Form**: Hollow branched, up-right shrub; white, paired, deeply lobed, tubular flowers
 * Fruit**: Red berries
 * Bark**: whitish-brown; papery
 * Habitat**: Prefer along roadsides, abandoned fields, pastures and forest edges
 * Location**: Ontario and Quebec; south to New England, New Jersey, Kentucky, west to Iowa
 * Toxicity**: None
 * Value and Importance:** The fruit is eaten by at least 17 species of songbirds. It is not readily browsed by livestock, deer, or rabbits. Humans use Tartarian honeysuckle as an ornamental shrub useful for borders, hedges, and screens. It is very attractive, especially when flowering and fruiting. Having a rather graceful overall form, it adapts well for land-scaping purposes. It was introduced into the United States from Russia. ||  ||