Linnaea borealis
Translingual
Linnaea borealis
Alternative forms
Etymology
Linnaeus surname + Latin borealis (northern).
The species being a favorite of Linnaeus, his friend and colleague Jan Frederik Gronovius named the genus (Linnæa), and Linnaeus decided on the species epithet (borealis).[1]
Hypernyms
- (genus): Dipsacales - order; Caprifoliaceae - family; Linnaeoideae - subfamily; Linnaea - genus
References
- Carl, Lindman (1917) “Linnea”, in Bilder ur Nordens flora [Pictures from the Flora of the North] (in Swedish), retrieved 2024-02-16
Linnaea borealis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Linnaea borealis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Linnaea borealis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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