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Twinflower
Linnaea borealis
62.7899, 17.944
Field Notes
Description:
This tiny flower was the favourite flover of Carl von Linné, known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology. He even used the flower as a signet.
It has a lovely almond-like smell.
Habitat:
Spruce forest
Notes:
Wikipedia: The genus Linnaea is now considered to include only a single, circumboreal species, Linnaea borealis, with three subspecies generally recognized:
Linnaea borealis subsp. borealis - Europe
Linnaea borealis subsp. americana - North America (formerly classified as the species Linnaea americana)
Linnaea borealis subsp. longiflora - Asia, and western North America (from Alaska to California)
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PublishedJune 23, 2013
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