Pollinator plant

Perfoliate Honeysuckle

Lonicera caprifolium

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Common names

33 names · 22 languages
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Other languages (21)
Dutch
French
  • Chèvrefeuille des jardins[2][3]
Armenian
  • Այծացախակեռաս[3]
Bulgarian
  • Катерлив нокът[3]
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 羊叶忍冬[3]
Czech
  • zimolez kozí list[3]
Danish
  • Ægte kaprifolie[3]
Estonian
  • lõhnav kuslapuu[3]
Finnish
  • tuoksuköynnöskuusama[3]
German
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  • Wohlriechendes Geißblatt[2][3]
Hungarian
  • jerikói lonc[3]
Italian
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Lithuanian
  • Apskritalapis sausmedis[3]
Norwegian
Polish
  • Wiciokrzew przewiercień[3]
Russian
  • Жимолость душистая[3]
  • Жимолость каприфоль[3]
  • Жимолость козья[3]
Slovak
  • zemolez kozí list[3]
Slovenian
Spanish
Swedish
  • Kaprifol[3]
  • äkta kaprifol[3]
Ukrainian
  • Жимолость козолиста[3]
Sources & name notes (3)

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] Royal Horticultural Society — common names ↗

Names retained from the referenced botanical profile or table.

Source records
  • perfoliate honeysuckle — Page 1, column 2, row top 742 pt; common-name cell after Lonicera caprifolium.; Lonicera caprifolium.
[2] Lonicera caprifolium — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • Perfoliate Honeysuckle — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 51873; Lonicera caprifolium.
  • Echtes Geißblatt — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 51873; Lonicera caprifolium.
  • Gartengeißblatt — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 51873; Lonicera caprifolium.
  • Jelängerjelieber — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 51873; Lonicera caprifolium.
  • Wohlriechendes Geißblatt — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 51873; Lonicera caprifolium.
  • Madreselva — results[0].names[8]; taxon id 51873; Lonicera caprifolium.
  • Chèvrefeuille des jardins — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 51873; Lonicera caprifolium.
  • Abbracciabosco — results[0].names[25]; taxon id 51873; Lonicera caprifolium.
  • Caprifoglio comune — results[0].names[23]; taxon id 51873; Lonicera caprifolium.
  • Legabosco — results[0].names[26]; taxon id 51873; Lonicera caprifolium.
  • Madreselva comune — results[0].names[24]; taxon id 51873; Lonicera caprifolium.
  • Manicciola — results[0].names[28]; taxon id 51873; Lonicera caprifolium.
  • Uva di San Giovanni — results[0].names[27]; taxon id 51873; Lonicera caprifolium.
  • Tuinkamperfoelie — results[0].names[18]; taxon id 51873; Lonicera caprifolium.
[3] Lonicera caprifolium — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • Perfoliate Honeysuckle — results[12].names[1]; taxon id 51873; Lonicera caprifolium.
  • Echtes Geißblatt — results[12].names[4]; taxon id 51873; Lonicera caprifolium.
  • Gartengeißblatt — results[12].names[3]; taxon id 51873; Lonicera caprifolium.
  • Jelängerjelieber — results[12].names[6]; taxon id 51873; Lonicera caprifolium.
  • Wohlriechendes Geißblatt — results[12].names[5]; taxon id 51873; Lonicera caprifolium.
  • Madreselva — results[12].names[8]; taxon id 51873; Lonicera caprifolium.
  • Chèvrefeuille des jardins — results[12].names[7]; taxon id 51873; Lonicera caprifolium.
  • Abbracciabosco — results[12].names[25]; taxon id 51873; Lonicera caprifolium.
  • Caprifoglio comune — results[12].names[23]; taxon id 51873; Lonicera caprifolium.
  • Legabosco — results[12].names[26]; taxon id 51873; Lonicera caprifolium.
  • Madreselva comune — results[12].names[24]; taxon id 51873; Lonicera caprifolium.
  • Manicciola — results[12].names[28]; taxon id 51873; Lonicera caprifolium.
  • Uva di San Giovanni — results[12].names[27]; taxon id 51873; Lonicera caprifolium.
  • Tuinkamperfoelie — results[12].names[18]; taxon id 51873; Lonicera caprifolium.
  • zimolez kozí list — results[12].names[9]; taxon id 51873; Lonicera caprifolium.
  • Kaprifol — results[12].names[10]; taxon id 51873; Lonicera caprifolium.
  • lõhnav kuslapuu — results[12].names[11]; taxon id 51873; Lonicera caprifolium.
  • kaprifol — results[12].names[12]; taxon id 51873; Lonicera caprifolium.
  • Жимолость каприфоль — results[12].names[13]; taxon id 51873; Lonicera caprifolium.
  • Ægte kaprifolie — results[12].names[14]; taxon id 51873; Lonicera caprifolium.
  • tuoksuköynnöskuusama — results[12].names[15]; taxon id 51873; Lonicera caprifolium.
  • Apskritalapis sausmedis — results[12].names[16]; taxon id 51873; Lonicera caprifolium.
  • äkta kaprifol — results[12].names[17]; taxon id 51873; Lonicera caprifolium.
  • Wiciokrzew przewiercień — results[12].names[19]; taxon id 51873; Lonicera caprifolium.
  • Այծացախակեռաս — results[12].names[21]; taxon id 51873; Lonicera caprifolium.
  • kovačnik — results[12].names[22]; taxon id 51873; Lonicera caprifolium.
  • jerikói lonc — results[12].names[29]; taxon id 51873; Lonicera caprifolium.
  • Жимолость козолиста — results[12].names[30]; taxon id 51873; Lonicera caprifolium.
  • Жимолость козья — results[12].names[31]; taxon id 51873; Lonicera caprifolium.
  • Катерлив нокът — results[12].names[32]; taxon id 51873; Lonicera caprifolium.
  • 羊叶忍冬 — results[12].names[33]; taxon id 51873; Lonicera caprifolium.
  • zemolez kozí list — results[12].names[34]; taxon id 51873; Lonicera caprifolium.
  • Жимолость душистая — results[12].names[35]; taxon id 51873; Lonicera caprifolium.
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]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Lonicera caprifolium in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable.

Sources [2]
Native range
C. & SE. Europe to Caucasus.

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

Sources [3]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Low suitability
Nectar value Low
Pollen value Low
Plant profile

About this plant

Perfoliate Honeysuckle (Lonicera caprifolium) 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 Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Garden Plants

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 1, column 2, entry Lonicera caprifolium (top 742 pt)

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  3. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Lonicera caprifolium — 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 47535; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 761332, 761334, 761335, 761336, 761341, 761342, 761343, 761344, 761345, 761346, 761347, 761353, 761354, 761355

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    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.