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Alpine honeysuckle

Lonicera alpigena

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Common names

23 names · 18 languages
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Other languages (17)
Dutch
  • Alpenkamperfoelie
French
  • Camérisier des Alpes[1][2]
  • Chèvrefeuille des Alpes[1][2]
Catalan
  • Xuclamel alpí[2]
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 高山忍冬[2]
Croatian
  • Alpsko pasje grožđe[2]
  • Planinska kozja krv[2]
  • Planinska kozokrvina[2]
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  • Planinsko pasje grožđe[2]
  • Sitno pasje grožđe[2]
Czech
  • zimolez horský[2]
Danish
  • alpegedeblad[2]
Estonian
  • alpi kuslapuu[2]
Finnish
  • alppikuusama[2]
German
Hungarian
  • alpesi lonc[2]
Italian
Norwegian
  • alpeleddved[2]
Russian
  • Жимолость альпийская[2]
Slovak
  • zemolez alpínsky[2]
Slovenian
  • planinsko kosteničevje[2]
Swedish
Sources & name notes (2)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Lonicera alpigena — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Alpine Honeysuckle — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 448130; Lonicera alpigena.
  • Alpen-Heckenkirsche — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 448130; Lonicera alpigena.
  • Camérisier des Alpes — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 448130; Lonicera alpigena.
  • Chèvrefeuille des Alpes — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 448130; Lonicera alpigena.
  • Caprifoglio alpino — results[0].names[14]; taxon id 448130; Lonicera alpigena.
[2] Lonicera alpigena — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Alpine Honeysuckle — results[24].names[1]; taxon id 448130; Lonicera alpigena.
  • Alpen-Heckenkirsche — results[24].names[2]; taxon id 448130; Lonicera alpigena.
  • Camérisier des Alpes — results[24].names[4]; taxon id 448130; Lonicera alpigena.
  • Chèvrefeuille des Alpes — results[24].names[3]; taxon id 448130; Lonicera alpigena.
  • Caprifoglio alpino — results[24].names[14]; taxon id 448130; Lonicera alpigena.
  • alpi kuslapuu — results[24].names[5]; taxon id 448130; Lonicera alpigena.
  • alpeleddved — results[24].names[6]; taxon id 448130; Lonicera alpigena.
  • alppikuusama — results[24].names[7]; taxon id 448130; Lonicera alpigena.
  • zimolez horský — results[24].names[8]; taxon id 448130; Lonicera alpigena.
  • Planinska kozokrvina — results[24].names[9]; taxon id 448130; Lonicera alpigena.
  • Planinska kozja krv — results[24].names[10]; taxon id 448130; Lonicera alpigena.
  • Planinsko pasje grožđe — results[24].names[11]; taxon id 448130; Lonicera alpigena.
  • Alpsko pasje grožđe — results[24].names[12]; taxon id 448130; Lonicera alpigena.
  • Sitno pasje grožđe — results[24].names[13]; taxon id 448130; Lonicera alpigena.
  • alptry — results[24].names[15]; taxon id 448130; Lonicera alpigena.
  • Жимолость альпийская — results[24].names[16]; taxon id 448130; Lonicera alpigena.
  • planinsko kosteničevje — results[24].names[17]; taxon id 448130; Lonicera alpigena.
  • alpegedeblad — results[24].names[18]; taxon id 448130; Lonicera alpigena.
  • Xuclamel alpí — results[24].names[19]; taxon id 448130; Lonicera alpigena.
  • 高山忍冬 — results[24].names[20]; taxon id 448130; Lonicera alpigena.
  • zemolez alpínsky — results[24].names[21]; taxon id 448130; Lonicera alpigena.
  • alpesi lonc — results[24].names[22]; taxon id 448130; Lonicera alpigena.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Botanical family
Caprifoliaceae

Genus-level classification for Lonicera; this does not confirm the complete catalogue name.

Sources [1]
Native range
Mts. of SC. & S. Europe.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Low suitability
Nectar value Low
Pollen value Low
Plant profile

About this plant

Alpine honeysuckle (Lonicera alpigena) is a shrub. It flowers from May to June.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Lonicera — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: Botanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 1535601; ID 5GFJ; rank genus; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Lonicera alpigena — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 49211; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 761116, 761117, 761118, 761119, 761120, 761121, 761122, 761123, 761124, 761125, 761126

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.