Linnaea borealis

Twinflower

Peck Lake
03-July-2002

Note the didynamous stamens (two pairs of unequal length).

Linnaea Characteristics

4 stamens

 

Caprifoliaceae Characteristics

flowers with two floral rings, but with the petals wholly or partly united forming a tube or bell

calyx not modified as a pappus or other special structure

flowers not in heads or spikes

stamens alternate with the corolla-lobes and of the same number, or fewer

stamens inserted on the corolla

4 or 5 stamens

ovary inferior, flowers epigynous