Pallas honeysuckle (wild)

Pallas's honeysuckle is a low berry shrub of the honeysuckle family. (By the way, there are three types of this shrub: climbing, erect and creeping.)

Young shoots of Pallas honeysuckle are densely covered with two-millimeter villi. The bark on them is reddish in color, while on the old branches it is brownish-gray.

The leaves of the Pallas honeysuckle are elliptical, with pubescence; the berries are blue-black, long, with a pronounced bitter taste.

Pallas honeysuckle grows in North-Eastern Europe, Kazakhstan and Mongolia. In Russia, it can be found on the outskirts of swamps and on the banks of forest rivers in Eastern and Western Siberia, as well as in the coniferous forests of the Nizhny Novgorod region.

Pallas honeysuckle blooms in May-June, and the ripening period lasts from the end of June to September.

Since Pallas honeysuckle berries contain a lot of bitterness, they are most often used purely for medicinal purposes. However, if you add a large amount of sugar from them, you can cook jam or savory jam.