Linnaea borealis Linnaeus (1753: 631)

Christenhusz, Maarten J. M., 2013, Twins are not alone: a recircumscription of Linnaea (Caprifoliaceae), Phytotaxa 125 (1), pp. 25-32 : 28

2. Linnaea borealis Linnaeus (1753: 631) .

Lectotype (designated by Jonsell in Jarvis et al. 1993): Herb. Linn. no. 250 ( LAPP!).

Heterotypic synonyms: Linnaea americana Forbes (1833: 135) , L. borealis subsp. americana (J.Forbes) Hultén (1937: 310) , L. borealis subsp. longiflora (Torr.) Piper & Beattie (1915: 338) , L. longiflora (Torr.) Howell (1900: 280) , etc.. Note: A great number of additional synonyms are listed by Wittrock (1907) and Brenner (1908, 1910), which are not repeated here to keep this paper concise. These synonyms should be addressed with respect to the variability of this species to be addressed in future studies.

Distribution: Circumboreal and subarctic ( Canada, northern and central USA, Greenland, northern Britain, Fennoscandia, Baltic States, Mainland Europe south to the Alps, and the Balkans, Ukraine, Russia, Siberia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, northern China, Korea, northern Japan).