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A Photographic Guide to Plants of
Humboldt Bay Dunes and Wetlands
Compiled by Gordon Leppig and Andrea Pickart
Release 2.0
April 2018
Caprifoliaceae
Scientific Name
Linnaea borealis
Common Name
twin flower
Close-up
Status
N planted
Habitat
CDF
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Other
N/A
Scientific Name
Lonicera hispidula
Common Name
pink honeysuckle
Close-up
Status
N
Habitat
CDF, RF
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Other
N/A
Scientific Name
Lonicera involucrata
Common Name
coast twinberry
Close-up
Status
N
Habitat
CDF, RF, FS
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Other
N/A
Scientific Name
Sambucus racemosa
Common Name
red elderberry
Close-up
Status
N
Habitat
RF, CDF, FS
Occurs
HBNWR, Lanphere, Ma-le'l
Other
N/A
Status: Conservation concern (C); Exotic (E); Invasive (I); California Native (N)
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Habitat: Dune mat (DM), Dune scrub (DS), Dune swale (SW), Coniferous dune forest (CDF), Riparian forest (RF), Freshwater marsh (FM), Freshwater swamp (FS), Freshwater marsh (FM), Open water (OW), Brackish marsh (BM), Salt marsh (SM), Mudflat (MF) Agricultural wetland (AW).
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* This vascular plant list for Humboldt Bay dunes and wetlands is based on collections made by the authors primarily between 2001 and 2008.
Please email comments, corrections, or proposed additions to andrea_pickart@fws.gov.
Nomenclature follows the Jepson Manual, Higher Plants of California, Second edition (U.C. Press 2012).
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