Pink Honeysuckle, also called Hairy Honeysuckle, is most likely found in dry and open meadow edges, growing among and on trees. A vine and a member of the Caprifoliaceae Family, it grows on several kiosks (#12 pictured).  Two other native honeysuckles (Rocky Mountain and Orange) can be found on other kiosks.  Pilchuck Learning Center’s sponsored Western Washington State University SAM Project extinction possibility is slight; abundant, native to the Cascadia Floristic Region and grown here and there by those who love this flower. Please consider the fruits poisonous (most red berries are), better to be safe than sorry.  This plant’s parts are slightly toxic and Native Americans used them for urinary issues, the effects of which most likely, masked the issues.  Again, mildly poisonous if eaten; children should be protected as they are the most vulnerable.

http://naeb.brit.org/uses/search/?string=Lonicera
https://burkeherbarium.org/imagecollection/taxon.php?Taxon=Lonicera%20hispidula https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonicera_hispidula
https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=LOHI2
https://www.plc215.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Kiosk-04.pdf
http://www.burkemuseum.org/research-and-collections/botany-and-herbarium/collections/database/results.php?Genus=Lonicera&Species=hispidula&SourcePage=search.php&IncludeSynonyms=Y&SortBy=DESC&SortOrder=Year

What is this honeysuckles’ true color:

Pink
Orange
Purple

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