Lonicera involucrata, June 25, 2021
L. involuncrata, in fruit, Weller Lake, 9,800’, August 14, 2021
Common & scientific name
Twinberry honeysuckle, Lonicera involucrata
Family
Honeysuckle, Caprifoliaceae
Location
Lincoln Creek, 9,800’
Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
An unusual-looking (for our parts), large, deciduous shrub, sporting twin tubular, yellow flowers that turn to (more noticeable) black and distinctly untasty berries, subtended by bright red bracts. It prefers moist forest edges, streams or roadsides. Impossible to confuse with any other plant in our region—one of the few!
L. involucrata in fruit, roadside, 10,500’, July 20, 2021