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Lonicera × italica Schmidt ex Tausch

garden honeysuckle (Caprifoliaceae)

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Lonicera × italica differs from Lonicera periclymenum in that the pair of leaves below the inflorescence are fused around the stem; it is very similar to Lonicera caprifolium but has small bracteoles at the base of each flower.

Upper Rissington (VC33: East Gloucestershire); 2018-06-15

 garden honeysuckle / Lonicera × italica: _Lonicera_ × _italica_ differs from _Lonicera periclymenum_ in that the pair of leaves below the inflorescence are fused around the stem; it is very similar to _Lonicera caprifolium_ but has small bracteoles at the base of each flower.

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