Linnaea borealis
American Twinflower
Also known as: Linnaea albiloba Brenner +18 more
- Linnaea albiloba Brenner
- Linnaea amoenula var. pallida Brenner
- Linnaea amoenula var. rubra Brenner
- Linnaea amoenula Wittr. ex Brenner
- Linnaea australis Hoffmanns.
- Linnaea borealis f. pallida (Sern.) Wittr.
- Linnaea borealis Gronov.
- Linnaea borealis var. pallida Sern.
- Linnaea borealis var. sulphurescens Jungner
- Linnaea foveolata Brenner
- Linnaea jugosa Brenner
- Linnaea longiflora Howell
- Linnaea parvisignata Brenner
- Linnaea pseudoproterantha Pamp.
- Linnaea pyrrosema Brenner
- Linnaea roseoalba Brenner
- Linnaea rotundata Brenner
- Linnaea subconfluens Brenner
- Linnaea subjugosa Brenner
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Caprifoliaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub.
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Linnaea borealis (commonly known as American Twinflower) is a shrub belonging to the Caprifoliaceae family. Originating in Africa, Temperate Asia, Europe, and North America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. It is the only recognized species within its genus. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Mongolia, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern Europe, Southeastern U.S.A., Southwestern Europe, Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Altay, Amur, Arizona, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, British Columbia, Buryatiya, California, Central European Russia, China North-Central, Chita, Colorado, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greenland, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Labrador, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mongolia, Montana, Netherlands, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Poland, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Sweden, Switzerland, Tennessee, Transcaucasus, Tuva, Uganda, Ukraine, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia, Yukon
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