Basionym: Lonicera minuta Batalin, Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 12: 170. 1892.
Ecotype with short branches on long subterranean stems; young branches, petioles, and leaves minutely scabrid. Fl. May-Jun, fr. Aug-Sep.
Shifting sands of sand dunes; 3200-3800 m. W Gansu, Qinghai.