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Linnaea borealis L.
twinflower

       
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Photo of Linnaea borealis L.
©Gary A. Monroe. United States, WA, Northern Cascades National Park. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Linnaea borealis L.

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Distribution:
Linnaea borealis L.

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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.

View 11 genera in Caprifoliaceae, 1 species in Linnaea or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Linnaea borealis L. ssp. americana (Forbes) Hultén ex R.T. Clausen. . Image Available.
Linnaea borealis ssp. americana
twinflower
Distribution of Linnaea borealis L. ssp. borealis. .
Linnaea borealis ssp. borealis
twinflower
Distribution of Linnaea borealis L. ssp. longiflora (Torr.) Hultén. . Image Available.
Linnaea borealis ssp. longiflora
longtube twinflower
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Linnaea borealis L.

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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
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Linnaea borealis L.

This plant and 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 [=LIBOA]
twinflower              Special Concern
Indiana:
twinflower              Extirpated
Iowa:
twinflower              Threatened
Maryland:
twinflower              Endangered, Extirpated
New Jersey:
twinflower              Endangered
Ohio:
American twinflower              Presumed Extirpated
Pennsylvania:
twinflower              Threatened
Rhode Island:
twinflower              Historical
Tennessee:
twinflower              Possibly Extirpated, Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Linnaea borealis L.

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 NI FAC FACU NO NO FACU+ FACU FACU- FAC UPL NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Linnaea borealis L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 35314.

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 from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View 3 propagation protocols from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

 
 
Time Generated: 10/21/2008 12:42 PM MDT