Biology:Diervilla sessilifolia
| Southern bush honeysuckle | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Dipsacales |
| Family: | Caprifoliaceae |
| Genus: | Diervilla |
| Species: | D. sessilifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Diervilla sessilifolia Buckley
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Diervilla sessilifolia, the southern bush honeysuckle,[1] a member of the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae which blooms in summer, is a perennial shrub found in the Great Smoky Mountains[2][3] and the southern Appalachian Mountains.[4] Southern bush honeysuckle can be found growing on bluffs, along slopes and stream banks, and bordering woodlands. It is a threatened species in Tennessee.[5]
This compact, deciduous shrub, typically growing three to five feet tall, spreads by suckering in zones 4 to 8.[6] It is drought tolerant, grows in full sun as well as partial shade, and works best in a woodland garden.
D. sessilifolia has been marked as a pollinator plant, supporting and attracting bumblebees and hummingbirds.[7]
References
- ↑ "Diervilla sessilifolia". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=DISE. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ↑ "- University of Tennessee Herbarium". http://tenn.bio.utk.edu/vascular/database/vascular-database.asp?CategoryID=Dicots&FamilyID=Caprifoliaceae&GenusID=Diervilla&SpeciesID=sessilifolia.
- ↑ USDA Plants Profile
- ↑ "Diervilla sessilifolia - Plant Finder" (in en-US). http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=c510.
- ↑ "Tennessee Rare Plant List". http://www.tn.gov/assets/entities/environment/attachments/na_rare-plant-list-2016.pdf.
- ↑ "Diervilla sessilifolia" (in en). https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/all/diervilla-sessilifolia/.
- ↑ "Planting Guides" (in en-US). https://www.pollinator.org/pollinator.org/assets/generalFiles/OzarkBroadleafrx1FINAL_171017_085901.pdf.
- Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, Duhl, Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians, Lone Pine Publishing, (2005) p 309, ISBN:978-1-55105-428-5
Wikidata ☰ Q5274996 entry
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