Scientific Name:	Linnaea borealis
Pronunciation:	LIN-ee-uh bor-ee-AL-is
Common Name:	twin flower
Family Name:	Caprifoliaceae
Plant Type:	Broadleaf evergreen
Key ID Features:	Leaves opposite, simple, ovate to obovate, petioles short, margins toothed towards apex, most 1-2 cm long; flowers in nodding pairs on Y-shaped stalks, corollas pink to purple, 1-1.5 cm long, flaring to 5 white-fringed lobes.
Course(s):	Level 4 Apprenticeship

Habit: Spreading Form: Creeping / Mat-like Texture: Medium - fine Mature Size: Height: < 0.1m Spread: < 0.1m Growth Rate: Slow Origin: B.C. east of Cascades, B.C. west of Cascades, Canada - central, Canada - eastern, Europe, U.S. - northeast, U.S. - northwest Hardiness Rating: Zone 2: (-46 to -40 C) Exposure: Part sun/part shade Soil/ Growing Medium: Acidic, Well-drained Water Use: Low Landscape Uses: Ground cover, Rock garden, Woodland margin Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Glossary Form: Simple Arrangement: Opposite Texture/ Venation: Leathery Surfaces: Lustrous Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Elliptic, Obovate, Ovate Apices: Rounded Bases: Cuneate Margins: Serrate

Inflorescence Type: Flowers paired Flower Morphology: Flowers perfect Number of Petals: 5 Corolla Shape: Funnelform Ovary Position: Inferior Colour (petals): Showy, Pink Flower Scent: Fragrant Flower Time at Peak: Jun, Jul

Fruit Type: Achene Fruit Colour: Brown Fruiting Time: Additional Info: Not showy, Nutlets with sticky glandular hairs

Bark or Stem Colour:     Organ Modifications: Runners (or stolons)

Pest Susceptibility:	Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Drought resistant

Location(s): (NCA) Not Currently Available : needed Location Map

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