Lonicera subspicata var. subspicata

Santa barbara honeysuckle, Santa Barbara Honeysuckle

Family: Caprifoliaceae · Type: shrub · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.2

Santa barbara honeysuckle is a rare (CNPS 1B.2) California native shrub found in southern Channel Islands, specifically Santa Catalina Island, and western Transverse Ranges in chaparral habitats at elevations below 1,000 meters. Flowering from April to May, this plant produces delicate cream to yellow flowers in small clusters. Growing with arching branches 1 to 2 meters tall, it forms a loosely structured, somewhat tangled shrub. Its leaves are distinctive, narrowly elliptic and approximately three to four times longer than wide, with smooth margins and a muted green coloration. The shrub provides important habitat and nectar for local pollinators in its coastal chaparral environment.

Habitat: Chaparral

Bloom period: Apr-May

Elevation: < 1000 m

Bioregions: s ChI (Santa Catalina Island), WTR.

California counties: Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, Ventura

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.