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Weed identification #867655
Asked May 08, 2024, 7:01 PM EDT
Montgomery County Maryland
Expert Response
Miri
The closest species in appearance may be our native Trumpet Honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens), and unless you planted one in this area, a volunteer of that species would be fairly unlikely. (Its leaf attachment to the stem, at least near the ends where flowers would form, is also a bit different than for Japanese Honeysuckle.) Pages 22-23 of the publication "Mistaken Identify? Invasive Plants and their Native Look-alikes" will help distinguish between the two. (A PDF viewer might show the page numbers as 26-27 instead for some reason.)
Miri