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Linnaea Linnaeus. Twinflower.

A monotypic genus, a trailing weak shrub, circumboreal. Generic circumscription has been controversial, with a radical lumping proposed by Christenhusz (2013), but not widely supported (Wang et al. 2015, and others).

Ref: Christenhusz (2013); Hofmann & Bittrich (2016) In Kadereit & Bittrich (2016); Wang et al. (2015); Zika & Tucker (2017). Show full citations.

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image of plant© Alan Cressler: Linnaea borealis, Fern Lake Trail, Rocky Mountain National Park, Larimer County, Colorado 2 by Alan Cressler | Linnaea borealis var. longiflora source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Linnaea borealis, Fern Lake Trail, Rocky Mountain National Park, Larimer County, Colorado 1 by Alan Cressler | Linnaea borealis var. longiflora source | Original Image ⭷