Amur honeysuckle sightings steady across metro area

October 18, 2026

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was recorded 32 times within the past 30 days, most recently on October 11 at Westfield Subdivision Trails.¹ This invasive woody plant remains distributed across the metro area from Fishers to Carmel to Indianapolis, but shows no sudden increase in sightings.¹

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