Pronunciation: lon-IS-er-a in-ter-UP-ta
Common name: Chaparral honeysuckle
Family: Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle)
Habitat: Dry slopes, ridges, mixed forest to 6000',
chaparral, yellow pine forest
Blooming period: May to July
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Lonicera
2) interrupta