Twinflower

	Twinflower ''Linnaea'' is a plant genus in the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae. Until 2013, the genus included a single species, ''Linnaea borealis''. In 2013, on the basis of molecular phylogenetic evidence, the genus was expanded to include species formerly placed in ''Abelia'' (excluding section ''Zabelia''), ''Diabelia'', ''Dipelta'', ''Kolkwitzia'' and '' Vesalea''. However, this is rejected by the majority of subsequent scientific literature and flora. ''Linnaea borealis'' was a favorite of Carl Linnaeus, founder of the modern system of binomial nomenclature, for whom the genus was named. Taxonomy The genus ''Linnaea'' was first formally described by Carl Linnaeus. The name had been used earlier by the Dutch botanist Jan Frederik Gronovius, and was given in honour of Linnaeus. Linnaeus adopted the name in 1753 in ''Species Plantarum'' for the then sole species ''Linnaea borealis'', because it was his favourite plant. Most botanists resisted placing other species in the genus, tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Linnaea Borealis ''Linnaea borealis'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Caprifoliaceae (the honeysuckle family). Until 2013, it was the only species in the genus '' Linnaea''. It is a boreal to subarctic woodland subshrub, commonly known as twinflower (sometimes written twin flower). This plant was a favorite of Carl Linnaeus, founder of the modern system of binomial nomenclature, for whom the genus was named. Description The perennial stems of ''Linnaea borealis'' are slender, pubescent, and prostrate, growing to long, with opposite evergreen rounded oval leaves long and broad. The flowering stems curve erect, to tall, and are leafless except at the base. The flowers are paired, pendulous, long, with a five-lobed, pale pink corolla. Taxonomy ''Linnaea borealis'' was first formally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753 in ''Species Plantarum''. It was then the sole species in the genus '' Linnaea''. The genus name had been used earlier by the Dutch botanist Jan Frederik Gro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Carl Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming organisms. He is known as the "father of modern taxonomy". Many of his writings were in Latin; his name is rendered in Latin as and, after his 1761 ennoblement, as . Linnaeus was born in Råshult, the countryside of Småland, in southern Sweden. He received most of his higher education at Uppsala University and began giving lectures in botany there in 1730. He lived abroad between 1735 and 1738, where he studied and also published the first edition of his ' in the Netherlands. He then returned to Sweden where he became professor of medicine and botany at Uppsala. In the 1740s, he was sent on several journeys through Sweden to find and classify plants and animals. In the 1750s and 1760s, he continued to coll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Linnaea Grandifolia ''Linnaea'' is a plant genus in the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae. Until 2013, the genus included a single species, ''Linnaea borealis''. In 2013, on the basis of molecular phylogenetic evidence, the genus was expanded to include species formerly placed in ''Abelia'' (excluding section ''Zabelia''), ''Diabelia'', ''Dipelta'', ''Kolkwitzia'' and '' Vesalea''. However, this is rejected by the majority of subsequent scientific literature and flora. ''Linnaea borealis'' was a favorite of Carl Linnaeus, founder of the modern system of binomial nomenclature, for whom the genus was named. Taxonomy The genus ''Linnaea'' was first formally described by Carl Linnaeus. The name had been used earlier by the Dutch botanist Jan Frederik Gronovius, and was given in honour of Linnaeus. Linnaeus adopted the name in 1753 in ''Species Plantarum'' for the then sole species ''Linnaea borealis'', because it was his favourite plant. Most botanists resisted placing other species in the genus, tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Dyschoriste Oblongifolia ''Dyschoriste oblongifolia'' is a species of the genus ''Dyschoriste'', in the family Acanthaceae. ''Dyschoriste oblongifolia'' is also called oblongleaf snakeherb or twinflower. Description ''Dyschoriste oblongifolia'' is a herbaceous, rhizomatous, perennial plant growing 10–50 cm (4–20 in) tall. Stems and foliage are mostly hairless. Leaves are arranged opposite, with an entire or undulate margin, an obtuse or acute tip, a cuneate or attenuate base, and a hairy surface. ''D. oblongifolia'' produces flowers that are subsessile and either solitary or clusters on the stem with bracts that appear similar to the leaves. The flowers often appear in pairs, hence the "Twinflower" name. Flowers are lavender in color, with five lobes, four stamens, and a style 1.5 cm long. It grows in dry, sandy pine forests and flowers from June to August. Distribution ''Dyschoriste oblongifolia'' grows natively in the United States in the coastal plains regions from Virginia to Florida, bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Caprifoliaceae The Caprifoliaceae or honeysuckle family is a clade of dicotyledonous flowering plants consisting of about 860 species, in 33, to 42 genera, with a nearly cosmopolitan distribution. Centres of diversity are found in eastern North America and eastern Asia, while they are absent in tropical and southern Africa. Description The flowering plants in this clade are mostly shrubs and vines: rarely herbs. They include some ornamental garden plants grown in temperate regions. The leaves are mostly opposite with no stipules (appendages at the base of a leafstalk or petiole), and may be either evergreen or deciduous. The flowers are tubular funnel-shaped or bell-like, usually with five outward spreading lobes or points, and are often fragrant. They usually form a small calyx with small bracts. The fruit is in most cases a berry or a drupe. The genera ''Diervilla'' and ''Weigela'' have capsular fruit, while ''Heptacodium'' has an achene. Taxonomy Views of the family-level clas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]