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Lonicera japonica Thunb.

Japanese honeysuckle (Caprifoliaceae)

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Lonicera japonica is a shrub native to China, Korea and Japan, grown as a hedging plant in the British Isles.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2015-06-18

 Japanese honeysuckle / Lonicera japonica: _Lonicera japonica_ is a shrub native to China, Korea and Japan, grown as a hedging plant in the British Isles.

The flowers of Lonicera japonica are hairy on the outside and are subtended by a pair of leaf-like bracts.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2015-06-18

 Japanese honeysuckle / Lonicera japonica: The flowers of _Lonicera japonica_ are hairy on the outside and are subtended by a pair of leaf-like bracts.

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