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Twinflower

Linnaea borealis

104Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
5Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar1
Apr0
May1
Jun24
Jul31
Aug11
Sep4
Oct3
Nov16
Dec1

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland64
2Aberdeenshire Scotland32
3Moray Scotland3
4City of Edinburgh Scotland2
5Fife Scotland1
1 England92 Scotland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 5 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
104
Peak month
July
Counties with records
5
Scientific name
Linnaea borealis
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
373
Most recorded in
Highland
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), UK BAP priority species, Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Dipsacales
Family
Caprifoliaceae
Genus
Linnaea
Name with authority
Linnaea borealis L.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q161525 · GBIF 5334220