honeysuckle: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Lonicera

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A honeybee collects pollen from the yellow stamens of a pink and cream honeysuckle flower against a blurred green background.

Orange honeysuckle

Honeysuckle (Lonicera)

orange honeysuckle

Hawkmoth pollination: hawkmoth (Sphingidae) hovering near a honeysuckle (Lonicera caprifolium).

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