Miyama uguisu-kagura

Lonicera gracilipes var. glandulosa

  • Miyama uguisu-kagura
  • Miyama uguisu-kagura
  • Miyama uguisu-kagura
  • Miyama uguisu-kagura
  • Miyama uguisu-kagura
  • Miyama uguisu-kagura
  • Flower name
    Miyama uguisu-kagura
  • Scientific name
    Lonicera gracilipes var. glandulosa
  • Alias深山鶯神楽
  • Place of originJapan
  • Place of floweringBotanical Gardens, Sub-alpine
  • Flowering seasonApril, May

What is Miyama uguisu-kagura

Miyama uguisu-kagura or Lonicera glandulosa (scientific name: Lonicera gracilipes var. glandulosa) is a deciduous shrub in the family Caprifoliaceae, endemic to Japan. It grows naturally from Honshu to Kyushu. It differs from Uguisu-kagura (Lonicera gracilipes var. glabra) in that the flowers and leaves of the Japanese bush warbler (L. g. var. glabra) are hairless, while the flowers, leaves, and fruits of the deep mountain bush warbler (L. g. var. glandulosa) are entirely hairy and glandular.

Common name: Miyama uguisu-kagura or Lonicera glandulosa (scientific name: Lonicera gracilipes var. glandulosa, Height: 2 to 3 m, Leaf shape: inverted egg-shaped, Phyllotaxy: opposite, Leaf margin: entire, Corolla: funnel-shaped with Corolla: funnel-shaped with 5 lobes at the tip, corolla length: 1-2 cm, flower color: light red to peach, flower diameter: 1.5 cm, number of stamens: 5, number of pistils: 1, flowering season: April to May, fruit type: liquid fruit, fruit shape: oval, fruit time: May to June, fruit color: green to red, uses: garden tree, fruit is bird food.


  • Order
    Dipsacales
  • Family
    Caprifoliaceae
  • Genus
    Lonicera
  • Species
    L. gracilipes var. glandulosa
  • Type of flower
    Left-right symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Multiflora inflorescence
  • Petal shape
    Funnel/trumpet shaped
  • Leaf type
    Inverted ovoid
  • Edge of the leaf
    Hairs
  • Life typedeciduous shrub
  • Flower colorsPink
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit colorRed
  • Height200.0 ~ 300.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower1.0 ~ 1.5 cm

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