Morrow's honeysuckle

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{{Taxobox | color = lightgreen | name = Morrow's Honeysuckle | image = Lonicera_morrowii,_flowers.JPG | image_width = 240px | regnum = Plantae | divisio = Magnoliophyta | classis = Magnoliopsida | ordo = Dipsacales | familia = Caprifoliaceae | genus = Lonicera | species = L. morrowii | binomial = Lonicera morrowii | binomial_authority = A. Gray }}

Morrow's honeysuckle (Lonicera morrowii) is a deciduous honeysuckle in the family Caprifoliaceae, native to Japan. It is a shrub, reaching a height of 2-2.5 m, with oblong leaves 4-6 cm long. The flowers are white to pale yellow, and the fruit is a dark red berry 7-8 mm diameter containing numerous seeds.

It has proved to be an invasive weed in some parts of the United States.Template:Plant-stub