PLANTS Profile for Linnaea borealis ssp. americana (twinflower)

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PLANTS Profile

Linnaea borealis L. ssp. americana (Forbes) Hultén ex R.T. Clausen
twinflower

Symbol:

LIBOA

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Caprifoliaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb
Subshrub

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N
GL		N
SPM		N

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Line Drawing of Linnaea borealis L. ssp. americana (Forbes) Hultén ex R.T. Clausen

Linnaea americana

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 3: 276. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Linnaea borealis L. ssp. americana (Forbes) Hultén ex R.T. Clausen

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Synonyms:
Linnaea borealis L. ssp. americana (Forbes) Hultén ex R.T. Clausen

	LIAM5	Linnaea americana Forbes
	LIBOA2	Linnaea borealis L. var. americana (Forbes) Rehder

Distribution:
Linnaea borealis L. ssp. americana (Forbes) Hultén ex R.T. Clausen


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USA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, IA, ID, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MT, ND, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, UT, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Linnaea borealis L. ssp. americana (Forbes) Hultén ex R.T. Clausen

View 11 genera in Caprifoliaceae, 1 species in Linnaea, 3 subspecies in Linnaea borealis L.

Classification:
Linnaea borealis L. ssp. americana (Forbes) Hultén ex R.T. Clausen

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Dipsacales
Family	Caprifoliaceae – Honeysuckle family
Genus	Linnaea L. – twinflower
Species	Linnaea borealis L. – twinflower
Subspecies	Linnaea borealis L. ssp. americana (Forbes) Hultén ex R.T. Clausen – twinflower

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Linnaea borealis L. ssp. americana (Forbes) Hultén ex R.T. Clausen

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Connecticut:
Linnaea borealis var. americana
twinflower		Special Concern
Indiana:
Linnaea borealis
twinflower		Extirpated
Iowa:
Linnaea borealis
twinflower		Threatened
Maryland:
Linnaea borealis
twinflower		Endangered, Extirpated
New Jersey:
Linnaea borealis
twinflower		Endangered
Ohio:
Linnaea borealis
American twinflower		Presumed Extirpated
Pennsylvania:
Linnaea borealis
twinflower		Threatened
Rhode Island:
Linnaea borealis
twinflower		Historical
Tennessee:
Linnaea borealis
twinflower		Possibly Extirpated, Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:
Linnaea borealis L. ssp. americana (Forbes) Hultén ex R.T. Clausen

Linnaea borealis:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

UPL,FAC

FAC

FACU

FACU+

FACU

FACU-

FAC

UPL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Linnaea borealis L. ssp. americana (Forbes) Hultén ex R.T. Clausen

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 525179.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 10/26/2008 04:09 PM MDT