Lonicera conjugialis Kellogg
A shrubby Lonicera with reddish-brown flowers born in conjoined pairs, to which the specific epithet refers. Found in montane habitats in the Sierra Nevada & Klamath Ranges of California & northward into Washington.
Flowers near the upper end of Echo Lake, Desolation Wilderness, central Sierra Nevada, El Dorado County, California, 7 Jul 2009.
A flowering stem near the upper end of Echo Lake, 7 Jul 2009.
Leaves & flowers near the upper end of Echo Lake, 7 Jul 2009.
Another pair of flowers near the upper end of Echo Lake, 7 Jul 2009.