Twinflower (Linnaea borealis)
Twinflower (Linnaea borealis) in Abernethy Forest, above Nethy Bridge Scotland
Twinflower is a small, creeping, perennial shrub in the honeysuckle family, Caprifoliaceae. It is evergreen and is characterised by above-ground runners known as stolons from which numerous short aerial stems or shoots grow. The shoots are 4 - 6 cm. in height, up to 3 mm. in diameter and turn woody with age. They bear small round leaves which are opposite, meaning that they grow in pairs on opposite sides of the stems, and which persist for 12 - 16 months. The shoots are of two different kinds - the non-reproductive ones only have leaves on them, while the flowering shoots also have inflorescences which are up to 15 cm. tall.
Twinflower (Linnaea borealis)
Twinflower (Linnaea borealis) in Abernethy Forest, above Nethy Bridge Scotland
Twinflower is a small, creeping, perennial shrub in the honeysuckle family, Caprifoliaceae. It is evergreen and is characterised by above-ground runners known as stolons from which numerous short aerial stems or shoots grow. The shoots are 4 - 6 cm. in height, up to 3 mm. in diameter and turn woody with age. They bear small round leaves which are opposite, meaning that they grow in pairs on opposite sides of the stems, and which persist for 12 - 16 months. The shoots are of two different kinds - the non-reproductive ones only have leaves on them, while the flowering shoots also have inflorescences which are up to 15 cm. tall.