Editing Honeysuckle (section)

==Description==
[[File:Honeysuckle-2.jpg|thumb|Honeysuckle (''[[Lonicera japonica]]'')]]
[[File:Wild honeysuckle Bashakill (31658).jpg|thumb|Wild honeysuckle buds in New York]]
Most species of ''Lonicera'' are [[hardiness (plants)|hardy]] twining climbers, with a minority of shrubby [[Glossary of plant morphology#Plant habit|habit]].<ref name=cabi/> Some species (including ''[[Lonicera hildebrandiana]]'' from the Himalayan foothills and ''[[Lonicera etrusca|L. etrusca]]'' from the Mediterranean) are tender and can be grown outside only in subtropical zones. The [[leaf|leaves]] are opposite, simple oval, {{convert|1|-|10|cm|abbr=on}} long; most are [[deciduous]] but some are [[evergreen]].

Many of the species have sweetly scented, [[bilateral symmetry|bilaterally symmetrical]] [[flower]]s that produce a sweet, edible [[nectar]], and most flowers are borne in clusters of two (leading to the common name of [[Lonicera involucrata|"twinberry"]] for certain North American species). Both shrubby and vining sorts have strongly fibrous stems which have been used for binding and textiles.

The [[fruit]] is a red, blue or black spherical or elongated [[berry (botany)|berry]] containing several seeds; in most species the berries are mildly [[poison]]ous, but in a few (notably ''[[Lonicera caerulea]]'') they are edible and grown for home use and commerce. Most honeysuckle berries are attractive to wildlife, which has led to species such as [[Lonicera japonica|''L. japonica'']] and [[Lonicera maackii|''L. maackii'']] spreading invasively outside of their home ranges. Many species of ''Lonicera'' are eaten by the [[larva]]e of some [[Lepidoptera]] species—see a list of Lepidoptera that feed on honeysuckles.

===Invasive species===
The spread of ''L. japonica'' in North America began in the United States in 1806, and it was widely cultivated by the 1860s.<ref name=cabi/> It was first discovered in Canada in [[Ontario]] forests in 1976, and became invasive by 2007.<ref name=cabi/> ''L. japonica'' was introduced in Australia between 1820 and 1840.<ref name=cabi/>

Several species of honeysuckle have become invasive when introduced outside their native range, particularly in North America, Europe, South America, Australia, and Africa.<ref name=cabi/>  Invasive species include ''L. japonica'', ''[[Lonicera maackii|L. maackii]]'', ''[[Lonicera morrowii|L. morrowii]]'', ''[[Lonicera tatarica|L. tatarica]]'', and the hybrid between the last two, [[Lonicera × bella|''L.'' × ''bella'']].<ref name=cabi/>