Introductory
SPECIES: Linnaea borealis | Twinflower 



ABBREVIATION : 
LINBOR

SYNONYMS : 
NO-ENTRY


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   LIBO3
   LIBOL


COMMON NAMES : 
   twinflower
   northern twinflower
   western twinflower


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name of twinflower is Linnaea borealis
L. [28,33,55,62,62].  It is a monotypic genus [28].  Recognized
subspecies are as follows:

Linnaea borealis ssp. borealis [35]
Linnaea borealis sps. americana (Forbes) Hult. [35,45] (American twinflower)
Linnaea borealis ssp. longiflora (Torr.) Hult. [35,55,62] (Pacific twinflower)
 
Some authorities [33,62] recognize L. b. ssp. borealis and L. b. ssp.
longiflora as the only distinct subspecies of twinflower.


LIFE FORM : 
Shrub, Forb

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Janet L. Howard, April 1993


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Howard, Janet L. 1993. Linnaea borealis. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Linnaea borealis | Twinflower