Lonicera interrupta, commonly known as chaparral honeysuckle, is a species of plant found in the western United States.
Lonicera interrupta is a shrub with a woody trunk. The leaves are up to long. The plant sends up spiked inflorescences of yellow honeysuckle flowers. Each flower is about long, with prominent stamens extending from the rolled-back lips.
The fruits are red, spherical, and shiny.
It is native to chaparral and mixed forest habitats in the foothills and mountain ranges of California, and to some mountains in Arizona.
It is hardy and quite drought-tolerant.
The flowers are attractive to hummingbirds.
The fruits are bitter but edible, unlike many members of the genus.