Linnaeaceae
Publ. & Syn.Lonicera caerulea var. calvescens Fernald & Wiegand, Rhodora 12: 210 (1910). Described from Goose Pound, Newfoundland (Canada). - Lonicera villosa var. calvescens (Fernald & Wiegand) Fernald, Rhodora 27: 8 (1925).
NotesMolecular evidence supports Linnaeaceae apart from Caprifoliaceae (e.g., Backlund and Pyck 1998). The morphology tells the same.
Chromosomes(1) 18 (2x). - Canada (E), U.S.A. (NE). - Löve and Löve (1966, 1982b).
(2) 36 (4x). - Canada (E). - Löve (1954b, an untrustworthy paper); Plekhanova et al. (1992).
GeographyNorth American (N): CAN.
Child taxa Linnaea L.
PAF ID89
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Panarctic Flora Editor-in-Chief: Reidar Elven (Natural History Museum, University of Oslo)
Editorial Committee: Reidar Elven, David F. Murray (Museum of the North, University of Alaska), Volodya Yu. Razzhivin (Komarov Botanical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences), Boris A. Yurtsev [deceased] (Komarov Botanical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences)