Calflora Taxon Report
Linnaea borealis  L.  ssp. americana  (Forbes) Hultén ex Clausen

(not an active name)
Twinflower
Linnaea borealis ssp. americana is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
also called Linnaea borealis var. longiflora
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Parent: Linnaea borealis
Genus: Linnaea
Family: Linnaeaceae  
(Caprifoliaceae)
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS
Alternate Names:
PLANTSLinnaea americana
PLANTSLinnaea borealis var. americana
JEFLinnaea borealis var. longiflora
Information about Linnaea borealis ssp. americana from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
This plant is available commercially.

USDA PLANTS Profile (LIBOA)

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