Lonicera subspicata var. denudata

Family: Caprifoliaceae · Type: shrub · Native

Chaparral honeysuckle is a California native shrub found in northern Sierra Nevada foothills (Butte County), the Tehama region, central and southern California coastal and interior areas in chaparral slopes at elevations below 1,800 meters. Flowering from June to July, this plant produces creamy white to pale yellow flowers in compact clusters. Growing with arching to spreading branches 1 to 2 meters tall, the shrub forms dense, somewhat tangled thickets. Its leaves are distinctively wide and rounded, typically less than twice as long as they are wide, with a soft, slightly leathery texture. The shrub provides important habitat and nectar for native pollinators in California's dry chaparral ecosystems.

Habitat: Chaparral slopes

Bloom period: Jun-Jul

Elevation: < 1800 m

Bioregions: n SNH (Butte Co.), Teh, CW, SW.

California counties: San Luis Obispo, San Bernardino, Riverside, San Diego, Orange, Monterey, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, Alameda, Ventura, Kern, Santa Cruz, San Benito, Imperial, Butte, Contra Costa, Mariposa, Santa Clara, Stanislaus, Fresno, Tulare

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