Morrow's Honeysuckle

Lonicera morrowii

Not native to Kentucky

Do not plant. Listed invasive in Kentucky.

Lonicera morrowii — flower photograph — (c) Rose Zappa, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY 4.0 · Original photograph · iNaturalist medium image; no additional crop, retouching, or re-encoding.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

32CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including KY

Genus host records with ranges including KY · Lonicera

Hemaris diffinisSnowberry Clearwing
Hemaris thysbeHummingbird Clearwing
Acronicta oblinitaSmeared Dagger
Aethalura intertextaFour-Barred Gray
Amorbia humerosanaWhite-Lined Leafroller Moth
Argyrotaenia velutinanaRed-Banded Leafroller Moth, Jack Pine Tube Moth
Callizzia amorataGray Scoopwing
Choristoneura rosaceanaOblique-Banded Leafroller Moth, Rosaceous Leaf Roller
Dysstroma truncataMarbled Carpet
Ectropis crepusculariaThe Small Engrailed, Saddleback Looper

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Egira alternansAlternate Woodling
Euphydryas phaetonThe Baltimore, The Black Checker
Harrisimemna trisignataHarris's Three-Spot
Helicoverpa zeaCorn Earworm Moth
Herpetogramma thestealisZigzag Herpetogramma, Subtle-Feathered Grass Moth
Hyalophora cecropiaCecropia Silkmoth, Cecropia Moth
Hyles lineataWhite-Lined Sphinx
Hypercompe scriboniaGiant Leopard Moth, Great Leopard Moth
Hyphantria cuneaFall Webworm
Hyppa xylinoidesCommon Hyppa
Leucania ursulaUrsula Wainscot
Megalopyge opercularisSouthern Flannel Moth, Puss Caterpillar
Melanchra adjunctaHitched Arches
Melanchra pictaPainted Arches, Zebra Caterpillar Moth
Orgyia leucostigmaWhite-Marked Tussock Moth
Orthosia hibisciSpeckled Green Fruitworm Moth, Speckled Green Quaker
Orthotaenia undulanaDusky Leafroller
Palthis angulalisDark-Spotted Palthis
Spilosoma virginicaVirginian Tiger Moth, Yellow Woolybear Moth, Yellow Bear
Sympistis badistrigaBrown-Lined Sallow
Uresiphita reversalisGenista Caterpillar, Genista Cbroom Moth
Phyllonorycter mariaeella

Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)

—BeesSoutheastern regional records

—Specialist beesPollen specialists

10BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Lonicera

Bonasa umbellusRuffed Grouse
Catharus guttatusHermit Thrush
Catharus ustulatusSwainson's Thrush
Ixoreus naeviusVaried Thrush
Mimus polyglottosNorthern Mockingbird
Myadestes townsendiTownsend's Solitaire
Pinicola enucleatorPine Grosbeak
Pipilo maculatusSpotted Towhee
Turdus migratoriusAmerican Robin
Vireo olivaceusRed-eyed Vireo

Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family: Caprifoliaceae

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope

Height · “4.9 to 8 feet (1.5-2.4 m) tall” · Fire Effects Information System: Lonicera morrowii · Source botanical description; original units and scope retained
Life cycle · “Woody perennial” · Minnesota Wildflowers
Light · “Partial shade; Full shade; Full sun (documented habitat)” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team) · Carolinas and Georgia
Soil · “Dry; Moist (documented habitat)” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team) · Carolinas and Georgia

Also known as

Morrows Honeysuckle

Conservation status

Kentucky rank	SNA
Global rank	GNR
KY status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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