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Linnaea
Sign in to saveLinnaea borealis is a species of flowering plant in the family Caprifoliaceae (the honeysuckle family). It is the only species in the genus Linnaea. It is a boreal to subarctic woodland subshrub, commonly known as twinflower (sometimes written twin flower).
In the Vinony graph
Vinony's link graph records 151 inbound references to Linnaea, and connects out to Carl Linnaeus, United States and Japan.
It is catalogued under topics including Alpine flora, Botanical taxa named by Carl Linnaeus and Caprifoliaceae.
Vinony links it to 16 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
FamilyCaprifoliaceae
Native toAlaska, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Altay, Amur, Arizona, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, British Columbia, Buryatiya, California
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 137
- With media
- 56
- Family
- Caprifoliaceae
- Collections
- OSW, CMN, MEL, NY, CAS, YPM
- Recorded in
- United States, Canada, Sweden, South Africa, France, Cuba, Cambodia, Brasil
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Linnaeaceae
- Named after
- Carl Linnaeus
- Image
- Linnaea borealis.jpg
Show 8 more facts
- taxon name
- Linnaea
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Linnaea
- Commons category
- Linnaea
- has fruit type
- drupe
- different from
- Linia
- taxon common name
- linejevka
Sources (1)
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Gallery (11)
Categories
Alpine floraBotanical taxa named by Carl LinnaeusCaprifoliaceaeCaprifoliaceae generaCommemoration of Carl LinnaeusCommons link is locally definedFlora of EuropeFlora of Northern AmericaFlora of temperate AsiaMonotypic asterid generaPlants described in 1753Taxonbars with 20–24 taxon IDsTaxonbars with 30–34 taxon IDsTaxonbars with multiple manual Wikidata items