Chaparral Honeysuckle, Johnston's honeysuckle, Santa Barbara Honeysuckle, Southern Honeysuckle
Lonicera subspicata var. denudata
Synonym: Lonicera subspicata var. johnstonii
A close-up of the budding inflorescence and terminal pair of leaflets of chaparral honeysuckle as seen in Culp Valley several miles southwest of Borrego Springs, CA.........March 29, 2011. Note the terminal pair of leaflets which are clearly petiolate and not fused around the stem.
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Chaparral honeysuckle as seen in Culp Valley several miles southwest of Borrego Springs, CA.........March 29, 2011
Paul Slichter