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not marked as a favorite taxon Linnaea borealis Linnaeus var. longiflora Torrey. Common name: American Twinflower. Phenology: Jun-Aug. Habitat: Northern hardwoods forests. Distribution: Greenland, NL (Labrador), and AK south to WV, IN, IL, IA, NM, AZ, and CA; disjunct in e. TN. L. borealis is documented by an early specimen (1892) from Sevier County, TN, presumably from the Great Smoky Mountains; the TN population (not seen since) is disjunct from e. WV and w. MD.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: The species is variously divided into infrataxa, with as many as three present in w. North America (varieties longiflora, americana, and borealis). I here accept the interpretation of two taxa, at varietal rank, in which case eastern North American plants are var. longiflora.

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, G, Il, Mi; = Linnaea borealis L. ssp. longiflora (Torr.) Piper & Beattie — NY, Zika & Tucker (2017); < Linnaea borealis L. — GrPl, Pa, W, Christenhusz (2013); > Linnaea borealis L. ssp. americana (J.Forbes) Hultén — K4, NE, Tn; > Linnaea borealis L. var. americana (J.Forbes) Rehder — F. Basionym: Linnaea borealis L. var. longiflora Torr. 1874

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC (name change)
  • Great Plains: FACU (name change)
  • Midwest: FAC (name change)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FAC (name change)

Heliophily ⓘ: 2

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image #1 of Linnaea borealis var. longiflora© Alan Cressler: Linnaea borealis, Fern Lake Trail, Rocky Mountain National Park, Larimer County, Colorado 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Linnaea borealis var. longiflora© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Linnaea borealis var. longiflora© Alan Cressler: Linnaea borealis, Fern Lake Trail, Rocky Mountain National Park, Larimer County, Colorado 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Linnaea borealis var. longiflora© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Linnaea borealis var. longiflora© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
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image #7 of Linnaea borealis var. longiflora© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image #9 of Linnaea borealis var. longiflora© J.W. Hardin | Original Image ⭷
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image #12 of Linnaea borealis var. longiflora© Joey Shaw source | Original Image ⭷

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