Linnaea borealis L.
(Twinflower)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLinnaea borealis (Twinflower)
FamilyCAPRIFOLIACEAE (honeysuckles, scabiouses and valerians)
OrderDIPSACALES (elder, honeysuckles, valerians, scabiouses and teasels)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Linnaea borealis (Twinflower) :
1: Linnaea borealis (Twinflower)
26 Aug 2005 OSGR: NH92 57° 20’ N, 3° 40’ W Vice County: Moray (VC 95) Scotland
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Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Gibbons, B. 2002 Twinflower Vol 14, No. 2 Page: 128

Linnaea borealis (Twinflower) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Linnaea borealis (Twinflower)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Linnaea borealis (Twinflower)
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