Lonicera etrusca, Italian Honeysuckle, Etruscan Honeysuckle,
יערה איטלקית
 
Scientific name:  Lonicera etrusca G.Santi
Common name:  Italian Honeysuckle, Etruscan Honeysuckle
Hebrew name:   יערה איטלקית
Family:  Caprifoliaceae, יערתיים

Lonicera etrusca, Italian Honeysuckle, יערה איטלקית
Date Picture Taken: April 23, 2007

 
Life form:  Phanerophyte shrub, climber
Leaves:  Opposite, entire
Flowers:  Yellow, violet
Flowering Period:   April, May
Habitat:   Mediterranean maquis and forest
Distribution:  Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon
Chorotype:  Mediterranean
Summer shedding:  Perenating

Lonicera etrusca, Italian Honeysuckle, יערה איטלקית
Date Picture Taken: April 21, 2008


Derivation of the botanical name:
Lonicera named for German herbalist Adam Lonitzer (1528-1586), by Linnaeus.
etrusca, from Tuscany, the classical Etruria, in Italy.
  • The standard author abbreviation G.Santi is used to indicate Giorgio Santi (1746 - 1822), an Italian physician and naturalist.

Lonicera etrusca, Italian Honeysuckle, יערה איטלקית
Date Picture Taken: April 23, 2007