Tatar shilvisi
Lonicera tatarica is a species of honeysuckle known by the common name Tatarian honeysuckle. Native to Eurasia, the plant is one of several exotic bush honeysuckles present in North America, being considered an invasive species there. Lonicera tatarica is a bushy shrub which may approach 3 meters (10 feet) in height. The twigs can be an array of colors from green to brown with a hollow brown pith. The plant is lined with oval or rounded simple leaves 3 to 6 centimetres (1+1⁄4 to 2+1⁄4 inches) long. The leaves and stem range from 2.5–6.5 cm (1–2+1⁄2 in) long, 1.25–2.5 cm (1⁄2–1 in) wide. They are egg shaped and both hairless and toothless.
The inflorescence ranges in color from deep rose to light pink, and can also be white. The petals are typically 2–2.5 cm (3⁄4–1 in) long, with a slender tube and 2 lips. The upper lip contains 4 lobes, the middle two erect and fused near the base. The white to pink to crimson red flowers are each about 1.5 cm (5⁄8 in) long, their stamens and styles protruding. The fruit is a shiny orange or red seed-containing berry up to 1 cm wide. The berries are attractive to wildlife. The plant forms thickets and spreads easily when birds and other animals consume the fruits. The flowers have a sweet smell that is reminiscent of honeysuckle.
L. tatarica is native to Siberia and other parts of eastern Asia, especially China. It is also known to grow in the Himalayas. After being introduced to North America as an ornamental plant in 1752, became a widespread introduced species and noxious weed. It is known across the continent west to Alaska and California, where it easily grows in disturbed habitat.
Its preferred environment is partial sun with moist, loamy soil. It is also able to grow in full shade or sun, and in dry or sandy soils.
Introduced to the Botanical Garden. The seeds of this species were brought from Beloy and sown in the Botanical Garden by academician A.A. Mavzhudov in 1972. In 1973, in the spring, they were sown in a nursery and the introduction of these species was studied, also on 11-27-1975 they were planted in the European-Crimean-Caucasian exposition of the Tashkent Botanical Garden. Currently, there are 2 adult trees of this species growing in this exposition.
