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Caprifoliaceae > Diervilla (bush-honeysuckle)

Smooth Southern Bush-honeysuckle (Diervilla sessilifolia) Smooth Southern Bush-honeysuckle (Diervilla sessilifolia)
Mt. Mitchell State Park, Yancey Co., NC
13 Sep 2008

Uncommon in the NC mountains in rocky habitats.

Smooth Southern Bush-honeysuckle (Diervilla sessilifolia) Smooth Southern Bush-honeysuckle (Diervilla sessilifolia)
Mt. Mitchell State Park, Yancey Co., NC
13 Sep 2008

Smooth Southern Bush-honeysuckle (Diervilla sessilifolia) Smooth Southern Bush-honeysuckle (Diervilla sessilifolia)
Mt. Mitchell State Park, Yancey Co., NC
13 Sep 2008

Note opposite, sessile (no leaf stalk), toothed leaves and young fruits developing.

Smooth Southern Bush-honeysuckle (Diervilla sessilifolia) Smooth Southern Bush-honeysuckle (Diervilla sessilifolia)
Mt. Mitchell State Park, Yancey Co., NC
13 Sep 2008

Close up of developing fruits (capsules).

Smooth Southern Bush-honeysuckle (Diervilla sessilifolia) Smooth Southern Bush-honeysuckle (Diervilla sessilifolia)
Mt. Mitchell State Park, Yancey Co., NC
13 Sep 2008

Slightly older developing fruits.

Smooth Southern Bush-honeysuckle (Diervilla sessilifolia) Smooth Southern Bush-honeysuckle (Diervilla sessilifolia)
Mt. Mitchell State Park, Yancey Co., NC
13 Sep 2008



Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Common names from personal experience and supplemented by the following resources USDA plants website, Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and NatureServe.


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