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Carolus Linnaeus in Laponian costume
Carolus (also translated as "Carl") Linnaeus' favorite plant was the Twinflower (Linnaea borealis). It was not named after him by himself, but by his teacher, Grovonius.
When Linnaeus was elevated to nobility, he adopted the twinflower as his personal symbol.
Twinflower - Linnaea borealis
The twinflower is a relative of honeysuckle. It grows in ancient forests and subarctic regions. and is a rare example of a self-incompatable clonal organism.
It blooms for only a short time each year, and creeps along the forest floor, making it easy to miss when not in bloom. Plantarium indigenarum et exoticarum icones ad vivum coloratae. Jargh. 3. 1788.
