Etruscan Honeysuckle / زهر العسل / سلطان الجبل /

عسلة توسكانية / عويشقة /

Lonicera etrusca Santi

Edibility and usage

Edibility
Unknown
Blooming period
April to September
Seed collection period
July to September

Description

Perenniality
Perennial
Petal colour
  • Crimson
  • Yellow
Leaf type
  • Entire
Life form
  • Climber
  • Phanerophyte shrub

Scientifc data

Genus
Lonicera
Family
Caprifoliaceae
Wikidata item
Q2339065
GBIF Item
Lonicera etrusca Santi (5334247)

References

  1. Lonicera etrusca Santi in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-04-10.
  2. IUCN Red List. (2021, November 20).
  3. Machaka Houri, N., Houri, A.(2014). Wild Flowers of Lebanon with Special Focus on Key Biodiversity Areas.Beirut:Chemaly & Chemaly.(English and Arabic)
  4. Houri, A., Machaka Houri, N. (2001). photographic guide to wild flowers of Lebanon. Beirut: Chemaly & Chemaly.(English and Arabic)
  5. Mashjar Juthour.(2017). Palestinian Wildflower Pocket Guide(English and Arabic)
  6. Al Sheikh, B. (2019). Checklist and Ecological Data Base of Wild Plants of the West Bank - Palestine (Arabic).

Citation

Lonicera etrusca Santi in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/546 accessed via barari.org on 2/19/2026.

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