Linnaea borealis
speciesAt a glance
Sources14 archives
Databases and archives Linnaea borealis's data was compiled from.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation15 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility137 713 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI153 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics109 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
giftgenome & karyotype
GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype
Paleobiology DatabasePBDB consortiumfossil record↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.
Linnaea borealis is a species of flowering plant in the family Caprifoliaceae (the honeysuckle family). Until 2013, it was the only species in the genus Linnaea. It is a boreal to subarctic woodland subshrub, commonly known as twinflower (sometimes written twin flower). This plant was a favorite of Carl Linnaeus, founder of the modern system of binomial nomenclature, for whom the genus was named.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Size & morphology10
Life cycle & reproduction14
Diet & foraging2
Habitat & environment8
Physiology & chemistry8
Other traits1
A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Linnaea borealis has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.
The complete instruction manual Linnaea borealis carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.
Genome sizehow big the whole instruction manual is
Measured in base pairs (bp) — the individual letters of DNA (human ≈ 3.2 Gb, a bacterium a few million). The chart places this genome on a logarithmic scale — each step to the right is ten times bigger — among reference organisms. Across species a bigger genome loosely tracks with larger cells, slower growth and lower-energy lifestyles (powered flight favours small genomes) — yet it does not imply more genes or a more advanced organism (the long-standing C-value paradox).
Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged
2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.
2n 3239×GoaT · DTOL Flowering Plants Estimates Kew · CCDB · iapt · CCDB · brit-fl +9
n 162×CCDB · book-ipcn73-74 · CCDB · Cave1963
polyploid inferred1×PloiDB · family-scale
polyploid1×GIFT · GIFT (floras)
Sequencing statusassembly quality — how far to trust these numbers
Assembly level tells you how finished the sequence is — from fragmented contigs, through scaffolds, up to a full chromosome-level assembly. BUSCO % estimates completeness: the share of genes expected to be present that were actually found. These describe the data quality, not the organism.
Record type137 713 records
Origin
Range
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence
Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Holding institutions139 of 274 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
| Institution | Specimens |
|---|---|
| Moscow State Universitylocation not on record | 736 |
| LDlocation not on record | 489 |
| Olocation not on record | 443 |
| Uniwersytet Wrocławskilocation not on record | 250 |
| Oskarshamn, SE | 169 |
| Trondheim, NO | 167 |
| TROMlocation not on record | 166 |
| Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universitat Greifswaldlocation not on record | 146 |
| Jyväskylä, FI | 139 |
| Oulu, FI | 139 |
| South Kensington, GB | 136 |
| Bergen, NO | 123 |
| Tartu, EE | 118 |
| Turku, FI | 118 |
| Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record | 115 |
| KFGBlocation not on record | 104 |
| WTUlocation not on record | 103 |
| Québec, CA | 101 |
| KMNlocation not on record | 91 |
| Kuopio, FI | 91 |
| Moscow, US | 84 |
| Université Lavallocation not on record | 84 |
| Chongqing Museumlocation not on record | 77 |
| Uppsala, SE | 75 |
| Saint John, CA | 73 |
| Vancouver, CA | 69 |
| Toronto, CA | 69 |
| SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record | 69 |
| Philadelphia, US | 67 |
| GBS RAN - Glavny Botanichesky Sad Rossijskoj Akademii Nauklocation not on record | 60 |
| Tallinn, EE | 60 |
| Missoula, US | 56 |
| Zürich, CH | 55 |
| Zürich, CH | 51 |
| Institute of Applied Ecology, Academia Sinicalocation not on record | 47 |
| Ann Arbor, US | 46 |
| Shinshu Universitylocation not on record | 46 |
| Pullman, US | 43 |
| Montréal, CA | 40 |
| University of Alberta Museumslocation not on record | 38 |
| Museum Ludovicae Ulricae, Zoology Institute of the University of Uppsalalocation not on record | 34 |
| Green Bay, US | 33 |
| Victoria, CA | 32 |
| Porvoo, FI | 32 |
| Salzburg, AT | 29 |
| 东北师范大学自然博物馆location not on record | 27 |
| Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record | 26 |
| Provo, US | 26 |
| Helsinki, FI | 24 |
| GJOlocation not on record | 23 |
| Bronx, US | 23 |
| Boise, US | 23 |
| BSBIlocation not on record | 23 |
| Tsukuba, JP | 22 |
| Odawara, JP | 21 |
| Toyama, JP | 21 |
| University of Stellenboschlocation not on record | 21 |
| Beijing, CN | 21 |
| TUR-Alocation not on record | 20 |
| Kandalaksha State Nature Reservelocation not on record | 20 |
| Rovaniemi, FI | 19 |
| Bern, CH | 16 |
| Stockholm, SE | 16 |
| DOI/FWS, Kenai National Wildlife Refugelocation not on record | 16 |
| Flagstaff, US | 16 |
| Paris, FR | 16 |
| Görlitz, DE | 15 |
| Institut und Museum fuer Geologie und Palaeontologielocation not on record | 15 |
| University of Birminghamlocation not on record | 14 |
| Spearfish, US | 14 |
| FFPRIlocation not on record | 13 |
| Tempe, US | 13 |
| DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record | 13 |
| Portland, US | 13 |
| Memorial University of Newfoundlandlocation not on record | 12 |
| BMlocation not on record | 12 |
| Acadia Universitylocation not on record | 11 |
| Tacoma, US | 11 |
| IWEP FEB RASlocation not on record | 11 |
| Kostrzyca Forest Gene Banklocation not on record | 11 |
| Pocatello, US | 11 |
| Anchorage, US | 10 |
| ENTClocation not on record | 10 |
| Herbarium of the Department of Botany, University of Tokyolocation not on record | 10 |
| Bozeman, US | 10 |
| Fargo, US | 9 |
| Sanda, JP | 9 |
| Bangkok, TH | 9 |
| University of Lethbridgelocation not on record | 9 |
| Madison, US | 9 |
| Sion, CH | 9 |
| Sendai, JP | 9 |
| Chiba, JP | 9 |
| Cheney, US | 9 |
| PTHlocation not on record | 9 |
| Albuquerque, US | 8 |
| Forest Survey and Design Institute, Forestry Administrative Bureau of Daxinganlinglocation not on record | 8 |
| USFS/BHSClocation not on record | 8 |
| Tula State Lev Tolstoy Pedagogical Universitylocation not on record | 8 |
| Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Scienceslocation not on record | 8 |
| Urumqi, CN | 8 |
| Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratorylocation not on record | 7 |
| Wlocation not on record | 7 |
| Millersville, US | 7 |
| Pacific Lutheran Universitylocation not on record | 7 |
| Durham, US | 7 |
| Cambridge University Herbariumlocation not on record | 7 |
| Nagano City, JP | 6 |
| Pittsburg, US | 6 |
| Sugadaira Research Station, Mountain Science Center, University of Tsukubalocation not on record | 6 |
| Saint Louis, US | 6 |
| Institute of the biological problems of the North FEB RASlocation not on record | 6 |
| Logan, US | 5 |
| MeiseBGlocation not on record | 5 |
| Karlsruhe, DE | 5 |
| Prioksko-Terrasnyi Biosphere Reservelocation not on record | 5 |
| MAlocation not on record | 5 |
| Denver, US | 5 |
| Provincia di Livornolocation not on record | 5 |
| St. Paul, US | 5 |
| Angwin, US | 5 |
| BFLlocation not on record | 5 |
| JP | 5 |
| Staten Island, US | 5 |
| WINlocation not on record | 5 |
| nbflocation not on record | 5 |
| KIRMlocation not on record | 4 |
| NMWlocation not on record | 4 |
| DOI/NPS, Greenbelt Parklocation not on record | 4 |
| Dekalb, US | 4 |
| Glarus, CH | 4 |
| BRNUlocation not on record | 4 |
| University of British Columbia, Herbariumlocation not on record | 4 |
| Guangzhou, CN | 4 |
| WNNUlocation not on record | 4 |
| Uniwersytet Rolniczy im. Hugona Kołłątaja w Krakowielocation not on record | 4 |
| University of Copenhagen, Natural History Museum of Denmark, Herbarium Clocation not on record | 4 |
| Kew, GB | 4 |
| Columbia, US | 4 |
| DBF-NHMDlocation not on record | 3 |
| Ypsilanti, US | 3 |
| Bourges, FR | 3 |
| PRClocation not on record | 3 |
| Emporia, US | 3 |
| Beijing Normal Universitylocation not on record | 3 |
| Bloomington, US | 3 |
| Yukon Universitylocation not on record | 3 |
| J.F.Oberlin Universitylocation not on record | 3 |
| University of Gdansk, Dept. of Plant Taxonomy & Nature Conservationlocation not on record | 3 |
| University of Guelph, OAC Herbariumlocation not on record | 3 |
| SZUlocation not on record | 3 |
| Servico de Microbiologia e Imunologialocation not on record | 3 |
| San Angelo, US | 3 |
| The Manitoba Museum, Botany Departmentlocation not on record | 3 |
| Bando, JP | 3 |
| Warwickshire Museumlocation not on record | 3 |
| Arcata, US | 3 |
| Mississippi State, US | 3 |
| University of Victorialocation not on record | 3 |
| Science Museum of Minnesotalocation not on record | 3 |
| Natural History Museum Rotterdamlocation not on record | 3 |
| National Museum Waleslocation not on record | 3 |
| Whitewater, US | 3 |
| Bend, US | 3 |
| Porrentruy, CH | 3 |
| Elocation not on record | 3 |
| Hudson, US | 2 |
| Davis, US | 2 |
| Forssa, FI | 2 |
| Uniwersytet Warszawskilocation not on record | 2 |
| Davenport, US | 2 |
| Hamilton, US | 2 |
| B.A. Bennett Herbariumlocation not on record | 2 |
| Barcelona, ES | 2 |
| National Museums Northern Ireland (Ulster Museum)location not on record | 2 |
| Cambridge, US | 2 |
| University of Oxfordlocation not on record | 2 |
| Knoxville, US | 2 |
| Blumenau, BR | 2 |
| Omachi Alpine Museumlocation not on record | 2 |
| Durango, US | 2 |
| Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record | 2 |
| Staatliches Museum fuer Naturkunde Karlsruhe (State Museum of Natural History)location not on record | 2 |
| Brock University (BU)location not on record | 2 |
| Inner Mongolia Universitylocation not on record | 2 |
| Taipei, TW | 2 |
| US | 2 |
| Dresden, DE | 2 |
| Wellington, NZ | 2 |
| Göteborg, SE | 2 |
| KNFYlocation not on record | 1 |
| Montréal, CA | 1 |
| UTFPR-CPlocation not on record | 1 |
| Parthenon Tama History Museumlocation not on record | 1 |
| PVTlocation not on record | 1 |
| University of Aberdeen Museumslocation not on record | 1 |
| BIRM|GLlocation not on record | 1 |
| BioFokuslocation not on record | 1 |
| Riverside, US | 1 |
| BIRM|HLUlocation not on record | 1 |
| Xiamen, CN | 1 |
| Trois-Rivières, CA | 1 |
| Nagatoro-machi, Chichibu-gun, JP | 1 |
| Bruce Peninsula National Parklocation not on record | 1 |
| Sevilla, ES | 1 |
| AUAlocation not on record | 1 |
| Musee des Dinosaures d'Esperaza (Aude)location not on record | 1 |
| HBNClocation not on record | 1 |
| Northridge, US | 1 |
| Beijing, CN | 1 |
| Edinburgh, GB | 1 |
| Claremont, US | 1 |
| ifplocation not on record | 1 |
| Glocation not on record | 1 |
| Yangling, CN | 1 |
| Institute for Agricultural Bacteriology and Fermentation Biologylocation not on record | 1 |
| JBRJlocation not on record | 1 |
| Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicachlocation not on record | 1 |
| NMBU:MINAlocation not on record | 1 |
| Phoenix, US | 1 |
| Walla Walla, US | 1 |
| Miami, US | 1 |
| Honolulu, US | 1 |
| MBNClocation not on record | 1 |
| San Luis Obispo, US | 1 |
| Herbarium of South China Botanical Gardenlocation not on record | 1 |
| Haslemere Educational Museumlocation not on record | 1 |
| San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record | 1 |
| Grand Junction, US | 1 |
| West of Scotland College of Agriculturelocation not on record | 1 |
| DOI/NPS, Mount Rainier National Parklocation not on record | 1 |
| Churchill Northern Studies Centrelocation not on record | 1 |
| Tromso University Museumlocation not on record | 1 |
| Nanjing, CN | 1 |
| Forestry and Forest Products Research Institutelocation not on record | 1 |
| Research Collection of Jonathan Farrlocation not on record | 1 |
| Chicago, US | 1 |
| Yellowstone National Park Herbariumlocation not on record | 1 |
| US | 1 |
| Corrientes, AR | 1 |
| Muséum Henri Lecoqlocation not on record | 1 |
| Sede di Via Giorgio La Pira del Museo di Storia naturale di Firenze | Via Giorgio La Pira headquarter of the Natural History Museum in Florencelocation not on record | 1 |
| IDElocation not on record | 1 |
| Dhaka, BD | 1 |
| Royal Botanic Garden Edinburghlocation not on record | 1 |
| Otaru, JP | 1 |
| Royal Botanical Gardenslocation not on record | 1 |
| Tuscaloosa, US | 1 |
| Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record | 1 |
| Kushiro City Museumlocation not on record | 1 |
| Istituto Agrario Castelnuovolocation not on record | 1 |
| Hokkaido University Museumlocation not on record | 1 |
| Williamsburg, US | 1 |
| València, ES | 1 |
| BAYLUlocation not on record | 1 |
| Tampere, FI | 1 |
| Campo Mourão, BR | 1 |
| Portland, US | 1 |
| Caldwell, US | 1 |
| Chicago, US | 1 |
| GZUlocation not on record | 1 |
| Chengdu, CN | 1 |
| Tomioka, JP | 1 |
| New Haven, US | 1 |
| HAWlocation not on record | 1 |
| Corvallis, US | 1 |
| Chadron, US | 1 |
| CJBGlocation not on record | 1 |
| The State Museum-Preserve "The Kulikovo pole"location not on record | 1 |
| DOI/NPS, San Juan Island National Historical Parklocation not on record | 1 |
| Berlin, DE | 1 |
| McWane Science Centerlocation not on record | 1 |
| Austin, US | 1 |
| Glasgow University Herbariumlocation not on record | 1 |
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Where the DNA of Linnaea borealis was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.
Signal
Where its DNA was found
How strong is each trace?
Modelled climatemodelled
How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.