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Lonicera involucrata
Also called Bearberry Honeysuckle, Californian Honeysuckle, Black Twinberry, California Honeysuckle, Bracted Honeysuckle, Four Line Honeysuckle, Involucred Fly Honeysuckle
Lonicera involucrata, the bearberry honeysuckle, bracted honeysuckle, twinberry honeysuckle, Californian Honeysuckle, twin-berry, or black twinberry, is a species of honeysuckle native to northern and western North America.
The berries are probably inedible by, and possibly poisonous to, humans despite sometimes being reported otherwise. Pacific Northwest Coast indigenous groups referred to them as 'monster food' and 'crow berry' for this reason.
It is found from southern Alaska east across boreal Canada to Quebec, and south through the western United States to California, and to Chihuahua in northwestern Mexico. It grows at elevations from sea level to 2,900 m (9,500 ft).
It is often used as an ornamental plant. It is resistant to air pollution and can be kept in a large garden. It is commonly used in restoration applications throughout its native range, especially in riparian zones for stream bank stabilization.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lonicera involucrata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
