Episode 12: MADCapHorse, Introduction to Caprifoliaceae Family of Flowering Plants, Invasive and Native Lonicera (Honeysuckles) species in New England, Diervilla (The other Honeysuckle), Triosetum (Horse Gentian, not a gentian at all),

In Episode 12 of the Plants are People too Podcast we look at an easy way to take the first stab at identifying an oppositely branched tree or shrub and within this acronym (MADCapHorse) the Caprifoliaceae family of flowering plants. Within this family, I look at the native and non-native genera in New England (Lonicera (honeysuckle), Triosetum (horse-gentian), Linnaea (twinflower), Valeriana (valerian) and Diervilla (bush-honeysuckle) and how to identify some of these species in the wild. Enjoy Support the show