Introduced and assessed as invasive in the lower 48 states
Ohio law lists it as an invasive plant: not native to Ohio, and causing, or likely to cause, economic, environmental or human health harm.
iNaturalist's volunteer curators list it as introduced in their Ohio checklist.
US-RIIS assesses a species as invasive when it causes, or is likely to cause, harm there, or is at least locally abundant and harmful ecologically, economically, or to health.
Season shown in 0 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio
No result yet (5)
Recorded, too few records for a result (51)
Recorded, season not shown (32)
Season shown (0)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
Amur honeysuckle by Ohio county: records and mapped range
County
Records
Adams County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Allen County
50 · Recorded, season not shown
Ashland County
29 · Recorded, season not shown
Ashtabula County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Athens County
489 · Recorded, season not shown
Auglaize County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Belmont County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Brown County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Butler County
509 · Recorded, season not shown
Carroll County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Champaign County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Clark County
63 · Recorded, season not shown
Clermont County
114 · Recorded, season not shown
Clinton County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Crawford County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga County
312 · Recorded, season not shown
Darke County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Defiance County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Delaware County
226 · Recorded, season not shown
Erie County
65 · Recorded, season not shown
Fairfield County
40 · Recorded, season not shown
Fayette County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Franklin County
795 · Recorded, season not shown
Fulton County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Gallia County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Geauga County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Greene County
130 · Recorded, season not shown
Guernsey County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County
676 · Recorded, season not shown
Hancock County
42 · Recorded, season not shown
Hardin County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Harrison County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Henry County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Highland County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Hocking County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Holmes County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Huron County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Jackson County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Jefferson County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Knox County
22 · Recorded, season not shown
Lake County
38 · Recorded, season not shown
Lawrence County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Licking County
47 · Recorded, season not shown
Logan County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Lorain County
43 · Recorded, season not shown
Lucas County
282 · Recorded, season not shown
Madison County
62 · Recorded, season not shown
Mahoning County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Marion County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Medina County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Meigs County
No qualifying records yet
Mercer County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Miami County
45 · Recorded, season not shown
Monroe County
No qualifying records yet
Montgomery County
254 · Recorded, season not shown
Morgan County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Morrow County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Noble County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Ottawa County
35 · Recorded, season not shown
Paulding County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Perry County
No qualifying records yet
Pickaway County
27 · Recorded, season not shown
Pike County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Portage County
50 · Recorded, season not shown
Preble County
31 · Recorded, season not shown
Putnam County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Richland County
23 · Recorded, season not shown
Ross County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Scioto County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Seneca County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Shelby County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Stark County
60 · Recorded, season not shown
Summit County
338 · Recorded, season not shown
Trumbull County
No qualifying records yet
Tuscarawas County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Union County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Vinton County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Warren County
113 · Recorded, season not shown
Washington County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Wayne County
24 · Recorded, season not shown
Williams County
No qualifying records yet
Wood County
85 · Recorded, season not shown
Wyandot County
Recorded, too few records for a result
No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.
Season
When it is recorded
In Hancock County
Not enough evidence
Recorded in two separate seasons, so one season would put its middle week in the gap. Based on 42 records in 6 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recording in Hancock County · records of all species each week, 9,325 in all
Records per week from 42 records in 6 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.
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Records of Amur honeysuckle in Hancock County each week, and records of all species
Week
Records of Amur honeysuckle
Years recorded
Records of all species
Jan 4–10
0
0
42
Jan 11–17
0
0
11
Jan 18–24
1
1
15
Jan 25–31
0
0
17
Feb 1–7
0
0
25
Feb 8–14
0
0
18
Feb 15–21
0
0
78
Feb 22–28
0
0
51
Mar 1–7
0
0
71
Mar 8–14
0
0
105
Mar 15–21
0
0
54
Mar 22–28
0
0
56
Mar 29 – Apr 4
0
0
72
Apr 5–11
1
1
223
Apr 12–18
0
0
135
Apr 19–25
0
0
162
Apr 26 – May 2
0
0
184
May 3–9
1
1
178
May 10–16
2
1
184
May 17–23
3
1
249
May 24–30
2
2
237
May 31 – Jun 6
2
1
234
Jun 7–13
0
0
270
Jun 14–20
0
0
275
Jun 21–27
0
0
712
Jun 28 – Jul 4
0
0
360
Jul 5–11
0
0
390
Jul 12–18
5
1
513
Jul 19–25
0
0
343
Jul 26 – Aug 1
0
0
536
Aug 2–8
0
0
444
Aug 9–15
0
0
302
Aug 16–22
0
0
335
Aug 23–29
4
1
431
Aug 30 – Sep 5
7
1
403
Sep 6–12
2
1
281
Sep 13–19
2
1
238
Sep 20–26
2
1
204
Sep 27 – Oct 3
3
1
207
Oct 4–10
0
0
141
Oct 11–17
0
0
97
Oct 18–24
1
1
55
Oct 25–31
1
1
99
Nov 1–7
0
0
49
Nov 8–14
0
0
49
Nov 15–21
0
0
28
Nov 22–28
1
1
53
Nov 29 – Dec 5
2
2
41
Dec 6–12
0
0
20
Dec 13–19
0
0
13
Dec 20–26
0
0
9
Dec 27 – Jan 2
0
0
26
Reported in flower
No records here show flowers yet, so there is no flowering season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.
Reported in fruit
Only 8 records here show fruit, too few to show a fruiting season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.
In Ohio
Early April to late June, middle week early May, and again mid-August to late November, middle week early October
Recorded in two separate seasons, each shown with its own early, middle and late weeks.
This week · Nov 8–14
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all
Records per week from 6,357 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.
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Records of Amur honeysuckle in Ohio each week, and records of all species
Week
Records of Amur honeysuckle
Years recorded
Records of all species
Jan 4–10
3
2
6,211
Jan 11–17
4
3
5,146
Jan 18–24
3
2
4,645
Jan 25–31
4
2
4,698
Feb 1–7
4
3
6,023
Feb 8–14
3
3
5,888
Feb 15–21
6
2
5,436
Feb 22–28
0
0
6,846
Mar 1–7
7
5
8,321
Mar 8–14
8
3
10,384
Mar 15–21
6
2
12,620
Mar 22–28
18
6
13,949
Mar 29 – Apr 4
34
5
19,661
Apr 5–11
85
7
26,860
Apr 12–18
115
8
39,925
Apr 19–25
137
9
41,623
Apr 26 – May 2
291
10
56,391
May 3–9
295
8
52,952
May 10–16
238
9
53,785
May 17–23
310
10
57,698
May 24–30
233
10
54,651
May 31 – Jun 6
122
9
53,099
Jun 7–13
68
9
53,700
Jun 14–20
51
8
56,625
Jun 21–27
49
9
55,361
Jun 28 – Jul 4
70
7
58,477
Jul 5–11
35
7
61,336
Jul 12–18
44
7
64,722
Jul 19–25
33
7
69,753
Jul 26 – Aug 1
37
8
59,416
Aug 2–8
44
8
59,712
Aug 9–15
74
9
55,994
Aug 16–22
69
9
54,328
Aug 23–29
91
8
51,772
Aug 30 – Sep 5
191
9
57,167
Sep 6–12
258
10
59,075
Sep 13–19
269
10
54,543
Sep 20–26
362
10
45,860
Sep 27 – Oct 3
540
10
43,180
Oct 4–10
527
10
37,841
Oct 11–17
379
10
30,824
Oct 18–24
218
10
21,156
Oct 25–31
273
9
19,021
Nov 1–7
200
10
14,172
Nov 8–14
161
10
12,621
Nov 15–21
96
9
7,965
Nov 22–28
96
9
8,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5
73
8
6,083
Dec 6–12
82
9
6,004
Dec 13–19
17
7
5,423
Dec 20–26
12
7
5,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2
12
5
8,459
Reported in flower
Usually reported in flower early May to early September, middle week May 17–23.
From 147 records that show flowers. Not every photo of a plant in flower is marked as flowering, so this shows when people reported it in flower, not when it flowers.
Reported in fruit
Usually reported in fruit early August to late November, middle week Sep 27 – Oct 3.
From 1,018 records that show fruit. Not every photo of a plant in fruit is marked as fruiting, so this shows when people reported it in fruit, not when it fruits.
What these results show
These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.
Identification
How to identify it
Telling it apart
From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.
winterberry hollyIlex verticillataOften confused in Ohio: 171 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
Japanese honeysuckleLonicera japonicaOften confused in Ohio: 85 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
Morrow's honeysuckleLonicera morrowiiOften confused in Ohio: 66 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
northern spicebushLindera benzoinOften confused in Ohio: 64 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.
Land cover where it is recorded
Land cover
Its recordsAll Ohio records
Developed
62%49%
Forest
28%31%
Farmland
7%11%
Wetland
2%5%
Open water
0.6%3%
Barren
0.1%0.6%
Grassland and shrub
0.1%0.9%
From 4,611 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)
Sources
Where these results come from
Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.
