''Lonicera interrupta'', commonly known as chaparral honeysuckle, is a species of plant found in the western United States. It is native to

chaparral Chaparral ( ) is a shrubland plant community and geographical feature found primarily in the U.S. state of California, in southern Oregon, and in the northern portion of the Baja California Peninsula in Mexico. It is shaped by a Mediterranean c ...

and mixed forest habitats in the foothills and mountain ranges of

California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...

, and to some mountains in Arizona.

Description

''Lonicera interrupta'' is a hardy shrub with a woody trunk. It is quite drought-tolerant. It sends up spiked

inflorescence An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Morphologically, it is the modified part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed o ...

s of yellow honeysuckle flowers. Each flower is about a centimeter long, with prominent stamens extending from the rolled-back lips. The flowers are attractive to

hummingbird Hummingbirds are birds native to the Americas and comprise the biological family Trochilidae. With about 361 species and 113 genera, they occur from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego, but the vast majority of the species are found in the tropics aro ...

s. The fruits are red, spherical, and shiny.

External links

Jepson Manual Treatment of ''Lonicera interrupta''''Lonicera interrupta'' — UC Photos gallery
interrupta Flora of California Flora of Arizona Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands Flora of the Cascade Range Flora of the Klamath Mountains Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States) Natural history of the California Coast Ranges Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges Natural history of the San Francisco Bay Area Natural history of the Santa Monica Mountains Natural history of the Transverse Ranges Bird food plants Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Dipsacales-stub