Caprifolium hispidum (Pallas ex Roemer & Schultes) Kuntze; Lonicera anisocalyx Rehder; L. chaetocarpa (Batalin ex Rehder) Rehder; L. finitima W. W. Smith; L. hispida var. anisocalyx (Rehder) P. K. Chou; L. hispida var. chaetocarpa Batalin ex Rehder; L. hispida var. glabrata Batalin; L. hispida var. hirsutior Regel; L. hispida var. setosa J. D. Hooker & Thomson; L. montigena Rehder.

For description see under species complex. Distinguishing characters for this species are as follows: Calyx inconspicuous to narrow and lobed. Ovary glandular hairy and sometimes sparsely setose or glabrous. Fl. May-Jun, fr. Jul-Sep. 2n = 18*.

Forests, scrub, alpine grasslands; 1700-4200(-4800) m. Gansu, W Hebei, S Ningxia, E Qinghai, S Shaanxi, Shanxi, W Sichuan, N Xinjiang, Xizang, NW Yunnan [Afghanistan, India (Sikkim), Kashmir, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Nepal; SW Asia (Iran)].