Lonicera kamtschatica
(Sevast.) Pojark.
Kamchatica honeysuckle, Honeyberry, Blueberried honeysuckle
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What to Eat
The blue fruit are eaten fresh as dessert or processed into juice, jams, jellies, and drinks.
Where to Find It
Fruit,
How to Identify
Lonicera kamtschatica is a shrub in the Caprifoliaceae family, typically 1–2.5 m tall with small, scented white flowers and small blue fruits measuring 3–5 mm across. Male and female flowers occur on separate plants.
Production
A slow growing shrub.
Other Information
Caprifoliaceae
Notes
A shrub. Plants can be 1-2.5 m tall. The flowers are small and white. They have a scent. The male and female flowers are on separate plants. The fruit are blue. They are 3-5 mm across.
Names & Synonyms
Lonicera caerulea var. kamtschatica (Sevast.) Pojark
References (7)
- Facciola, S., 1998, Cornucopia 2: a Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, p 72
- Jackes, D. A., Edible Forest Gardens
- Jurikova, T., et al, 2012, Phenolic Profile of Edible Honeysuckle Berries (Genus Lonicera) and Their Biological Effects. Molecules, 2012, 17:61-79
- V. L. Komarov, Fl. URSS 23:487, 730. 1958
- Lyle, S., 2006, Discovering fruit and nuts. Land Links. p 264
- Weryszko-Chmielewska, E., & Bozek, M., 2008, Structure of Trichomatous Nectaries in Flowers of Lonicera kamtschatica (Sevast.) Pojark. Acta Agrobotanica 61(1):13-26
- Wiersema, J. H. & Leon, B., 2013, World Economic Plants. A Standard Reference CRC Press. 2nd Ed. p 414
