Lonicera ciliosa

Lonicera ciliosa, the orange honeysuckle or western trumpet honeysuckle is a honeysuckle native to forests of western North America. A deciduous shrub growing to 6 m tall with hollow twigs, the leaves are opposite, oval, 4 - 10 cm long with the last pair on each twig merged to form a disk. The flowers are orange-yellow, 2 - 4 cm long, with five lobes and trumpet shaped; they are produced in whorls above the disk-leaf on the ends of shoots. The fruit is a translucent orange-red berry less than 1 cm diameter.



Medicinal uses
During Lewis and Clark's expeditions beginning in 1804, Lonicera ciliosa was one of the many florae recorded. The orange honeysuckle was used as cold medicine, a contraceptive, a sedative and even as a tuberculosis remedy.

Edible uses
The fruits are edible either raw or cooked, but are not a common food.