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Plant Index

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Diervilla rivularis

Diervilla rivularis Gattinger

mountain bush honeysuckle, hairy southern bush-honeysuckle

Synonym(s): Diervilla sessilifolia var. rivularis
Cultivar(s): Summer Stars

Diervilla rivularis (Mountain Bush Honeysuckle)

Image ID: 67645
Image by: Ware, Richard & Teresa
Image Collection: NCBG Digital Library

PLANT INDEX

ID_PLANT: DIRI
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Diervilla rivularis
Include in WOTAS: 0
Publish to Web: 1
Last Modified: 2018-08-24

CULTIVAR INDEX

Cult_id	Cultivar_name	Action
1331	Summer Stars	View

GENUS INDEX

GENUS CODE: DIERV
GENUS SCIENTIFIC: Diervilla
GENUS AUTHORITY: Mill.
GENUS COMMON: Bush honeysuckle
GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of 3 species, shrubs, of e. North America.
GENUS IDENTIFICATION:
GENUS REFERENCES: Hardin (1968)=Z; Ferguson (1966a)=Y.

FAMILY INDEX

FAMILY CODE: CAPRIF
FAMILY SCIENTIFIC: Caprifoliaceae
FAMILY AUTHORITY: A.L. de Jussieu 1789
FAMILY COMMON: Honeysuckle Family
FAMILY SUMMARY: As here broadly circumscribed, a family of about 30 genera and 900 species, shrubs, lianas, herbs, nearly cosmopolitan, but mainly north temperate and boreal. Circumscription of the family is controversial. Various segregate families (or reassignments) of taxa traditionally placed in the Caprifoliaceae have been proposed, including the transfer of Sambucus and Viburnum to the Adoxaceae, placement of Diervilla and Weigela in the Diervillaceae (Backlund & Pyck 1998), placement of Abelia and Linnaea in the Linnaeaceae (Backlund & Pyck 1998; Pyck et al. 2002), and retention of Lonicera, Symphoricarpos, and Triosteum in a much more narrowly circumscribed Caprifoliaceae. Alternatively, all these taxa could be included in the Caprifoliaceae, along with Dipsacaceae and Valerianaceae, as a more broadly circumscribed Caprifoliaceae (APG III 2009), a circumscription followed here.
FAMILY REFERENCE: Backlund & Pyck (1998); Pyck et al. (2002); Ferguson (1966a); Bell (2004); Ferguson (1965).

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DURATION: Perennial
HABIT: Shrub

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BLOOM TIME: Jun-Aug

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White	Red	Pink	Orange	Yellow	Green	Blue	Lavender	Purple	Violet	Brown	Not Applicable

FRUITING PERIOD: Aug-Oct.

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NATIVE RANGE: NC, TN, GA & AL

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GRIM ACCESSIONS

acc_id	acc_num	acc_dt	coll_id	Action
856	1985-0527			View
8418	2005-0240	2005-08-07		View

GRIM PLANTINGS

plt_num	acc_id	loc_num	pers_num	inst_dt	Action
1614	856	115	NCBG staff	1967-12-31	View
1615	856	198	NCBG staff	0000-00-00	View
1616	856	11	Liloia	1967-12-31	View
1617	856	67	Liloia	1967-12-31	View

USDA PLANTS DATABASE

USDA Symbol: DIRI
USDA Common Name: Mountain Bush Honeysuckle
Native Status: L48 (N)
Distribution: USA (AL, GA, NC, TN)
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Shrub

2018 Natural Heritage Program List of Rare Plant Species of North Carolina

NHP ID	S RANK	ROUNDED S RANK	G RANK	ROUNDED G RANK	STATE STATUS	FEDERAL STATUS
21638	S1	S1	G3	G3	T

This information is derived from the 2018 North Carolina Natural Heritage Program List of Rare Plant Species.

WEAKLEY FLORA

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Diervilla rivularis
COMMON NAME: Hairy Southern Bush-honeysuckle
SYNONYMY: [= K, S, Y, Z; = D. sessilifolia Buckley var. rivularis (Gattinger) H.E. Ahles - RAB, W]
PHENOLOGY: Jun-Aug; Aug-Oct.
HABITAT: Rock outcrops, ridges, and streambanks at moderate to high elevations.
COMMENTS: W. NC (Yancey County) and e. TN south to nw. GA (Jones & Coile 1988) and ne. AL.
RANGE MAP: Diervilla rivularis.png

Key to Map Symbols

ABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora)
Caprifoliaceae A.L. de Jussieu 1789 (Honeysuckle Family)
SUMMARY: As here broadly circumscribed, a family of about 30 genera and 900 species, shrubs, lianas, herbs, nearly cosmopolitan, but mainly north temperate and boreal. Circumscription of the family is controversial. Various segregate families (or reassignments) of taxa traditionally placed in the Caprifoliaceae have been proposed, including the transfer of Sambucus and Viburnum to the Adoxaceae, placement of Diervilla and Weigela in the Diervillaceae (Backlund & Pyck 1998), placement of Abelia and Linnaea in the Linnaeaceae (Backlund & Pyck 1998; Pyck et al. 2002), and retention of Lonicera, Symphoricarpos, and Triosteum in a much more narrowly circumscribed Caprifoliaceae. Alternatively, all these taxa could be included in the Caprifoliaceae, along with Dipsacaceae and Valerianaceae, as a more broadly circumscribed Caprifoliaceae (APG III 2009), a circumscription followed here.
REFERENCE: Backlund & Pyck (1998); Pyck et al. (2002); Ferguson (1966a); Bell (2004); Ferguson (1965).

ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora)
Diervilla Mill. (Bush honeysuckle)
SUMMARY: A genus of 3 species, shrubs, of e. North America.
REFERENCE: Hardin (1968)=Z; Ferguson (1966a)=Y.

HERBARIUM RESOURCES

SERNEC: Find Diervilla rivularis in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)
UNC SERNEC: Find Diervilla rivularis in University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)

WEB RESOURCES

USDA: Find Diervilla rivularis in USDA Plants
NPIN: Find Diervilla rivularis in NPIN Database
FNA: Find Diervilla rivularis in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Diervilla rivularis

IMAGE USE RECORDS

ID IMAGE: 67645 - Primary Image FloraQuest Plant Detail Page (Landscape Preferred)
ID IMAGE1: 0 - Primary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE2: 0 - Secondary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE3: 0 - Primary Image Plant Sale Sign (Landscape Only)
ID IMAGE4: 0 - Primary Image New Plant Sale Label (Portrait Only)