Narrow-leafed honeysuckle (Lonicera angustifolia)

Family: Caprifoliaceae | Edibility: Choice Edible (4/5)

Lonicera angustifolia or Narrow-Leaf Honeysuckle is a deciduous Shrub growing to 2.7 m (8ft 10in). The red, globular fruit is sweet and pleasant tasting, a bit smaller than a blackcurrant. Plants often produce a second crop in late summer. The wood is hard, very close-grained and used for walking sticks.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Sweet and pleasant tasting, the fruit is a bit smaller than a blackcurrant. — Sweet and pleasant tasting, the fruit is a bit smaller than a blackcurrant.; Plants often produce a second crop in late summer.

Habitat & North American Range

Forests and shrubberies, under oak, fir and deodar, to elevations of 3600 metres. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)