| Linnaea |
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| Linnaea borealis subsp. borealis in flower, at Altevatn, Bardu, in Troms, Norway |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
| Clade: |
Angiosperms |
| Clade: |
Eudicots |
| Clade: |
Asterids |
| Order: |
Dipsacales |
| Family: |
Caprifoliaceae |
| Subfamily: |
Linnaeoideae |
| Genus: |
Linnaea
Gronov. ex L. (1753) |
| Species: |
L. borealis |
| Binomial name |
Linnaea borealis
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| Varieties |
- Linnaea borealis var. americana (J.Forbes) Rehder
- Linnaea borealis var. borealis
- Linnaea borealis var. longiflora Torr.
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| Synonyms |
List
- Linnaea albiloba Brenner
- Linnaea americana J.Forbes
- Linnaea amoenula Wittr.
- Linnaea amoenula var. pallida Brenner
- Linnaea amoenula var. rubra Brenner
- Linnaea australis Hoffmanns.
- Linnaea borealis subsp. americana (J.Forbes) Hultén
- Linnaea borealis subsp. longiflora (Torr.) Piper & Beattie
- Linnaea borealis var. pallida Sern.
- Linnaea borealis subf. pallida Brenner
- Linnaea borealis var. pallida Sern.
- Linnaea borealis subf. rubra Brenner
- Linnaea borealis var. sulphurescens Jungner
- Linnaea borealis var. sulphurescens Jungner
- Linnaea foveolata Brenner
- Linnaea jugosa Brenner
- Linnaea longiflora Howell
- Linnaea parvisignata Brenner
- Linnaea pyrrosema Brenner
- Linnaea roseoalba Brenner
- Linnaea rotundata Brenner
- Linnaea serpyllifolia Rupr.
- Linnaea serpyllifolia Rydb.
- Linnaea subconfluens Brenner
- Linnaea subjugosa Brenner
- Linnaea subsulcata Brenner
- Linnaea subviolascens Brenner
- Linnaea sulcata Brenner
- Linnaea tenuiflora Brenner
- Linnaea tenuisignata Brenner
- Linnaea tenuisulcata Brenner
- Linnaea vicina Wittr.
- Obolaria borealis (L.) Kuntze
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Linnaea 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).
This plant was a favourite of Carl Linnaeus, founder of the modern system of binomial nomenclature, after whom the genus was named.