''Lonicera canadensis'' (American fly honeysuckle or Canada fly honeysuckle) is a flowering deciduous, perennial, phanerophytic shrub which is

monoclinous Plant reproductive morphology is the study of the physical form and structure (the Plant morphology, morphology) of those parts of plants directly or indirectly concerned with sexual reproduction. Among all living organisms, flowers, which are t ...

and grows tall. It typically flowers from the last week of April until the third or fourth week of May. Fruit appears approximately the first week of June until the first week of August. The fruit is fed upon by a variety of avian frugivores including the American Robin (''

Turdus migratorius The American robin (''Turdus migratorius'') is a migratory bird of the true thrush genus and Turdidae, the wider thrush family. It is named after the European robin because of its reddish-orange breast, though the two species are not closely ...

'') and Northern Cardinal ('' Cardinalis cardinalis''). The seeds can remain viable after being maintained for several years in dry storage at room temperature. *Habitat: Dry to moist upland woods, occasionally found in

coniferous swamp Coniferous swamps are forested wetlands in which the dominant trees are lowland conifers such as northern white cedar (''Thuja occidentalis''). The soil in these swamp areas is typically saturated for most of the growing season and is occasional ...

s and growing along streams. *Stems: The main stems are light brown round, fibrous or furrowed bark not exfoliating, ascending or erect. The branches grow ascending or horizontal. *Distribution: Native to northeastern North America. United States—CT, GA, IA, IL, IN?, KY?, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV Canada—NB, NS, ON, PE, QC *Rarity Status Global Conservation Status Rank—G5 Threatened and Endangered Information: Lonicera canadensis Bartram ex Marsh. This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location. *Indiana: American fly-honeysuckle, Extirpated *Maryland: Canada honeysuckle, Endangered *New Jersey: American fly-honeysuckle, Endangered *Tennessee: American fly-honeysuckle, Special Concern

Wetland Indicator Status Wetland indicator status denotes the probability of individual species of vascular plants occurring in freshwater, brackish and saltwater wetlands in the United States. The wetland status of 7,000 plants is determined upon information contained i ...

: FACU (Facultative Upland) Usually occurs in non-wetlands (estimated probability 67%–99%), but occasionally found on wetlands (estimated probability 1%-33%).

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q2078064 canadensis Flora of the Northeastern United States Flora of the Southeastern United States Flora of Eastern Canada Flora without expected TNC conservation status