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Details of Genus: Linnaea Gronov. ex L. (1753)

ID: 2146

Genus ja: リンネソウ

Genus en: Twin-flower

# spp.: 1 (from genus_families table) | 1 (from names table)

Accepted: Accepted

Family: Caprifoliaceae

Family ja: スイカズラ

Infra familial classification:

Citation:
Data sourceKind of informationNote
Kew Gardens (2017) Plants of the world online (POWO). Accessed on 09 Jun 2022Scientific name & others Show this Data source
Jacobs et al. (2010) Phylogeny of the Linnaea clade, Mol. Phylogen. Evol. 57: 741–752.Others (系統樹) Show this Data source

Distribution en: Subarctic & Temp. Northern Hemisphere

Description en: Genus of one species of slender, prostrate, mat-forming, evergreen shrub, with stems that root where they touch the soil. It is native to woodland, heaths, and tundra in N. Eurasia and North America. Cultivated for its neat foliage and bell-shaped flowers, it is suitable for ground cover in a peat bed, woodland garden, or large rock garden.

Hardiness en: Fully hardy.

Cultivation en:

Propagation en: Sow seed in containers outdoors in autumn. Take softwood cuttings in early summer. Remove rooted runners between autumn and spring and pot up until established.

Pests en: Trouble free.

Description ja:

Comment:

Comment ja: Linnaea クレードは (Vesalea, (Abelia, (Diabelia, Dipelta, Kolkwitzia, Linnaea)) Asian_clade) Linnaea_clade_ss の関係になっている(Jacobs el al. 2010)

Type species: Linnaea borealis L. Accepted

Phylogenetic definition:

Update information: Created: 2010-06-04 18:57; Updated: 2026-02-27 22:00 by hkokubun@mac.com

Family:

System Accepted? Botanical name Japanese name Infra-familial classification # species
PB2 Caprifoliaceae スイカズラ科 Show
PB3 Caprifoliaceae (Linnaeaceae) スイカズラ (リンネソウ)科 Show
APW Caprifoliaceae スイカズラ科 Show
APG4 Accepted Caprifoliaceae スイカズラ科 1 Show