[The Twinflower Family in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Longtube Twinflower, Western Twinflower

Linnaea borealis var. longiflora

Synonyms: Linnaea americana, Linnaea borealis ssp. americana, Linnaea borealis var. americana, Linnaea borealis ssp. longiflora, Linnaea longiflora

Flower of Longtube Twinflower, Western Twinflower: Linnaea borealis var. longiflora (Synonyms: Linnaea americana, Linnaea borealis ssp. americana, Linnaea borealis var. americana, Linnaea borealis ssp. longiflora, Linnaea longiflora)

Close-up of the flower of western twinflower as seen at Peterson Prairie, Gifford Pinchot National Forest..............August 5, 2010.

Longtube Twinflower, Western Twinflower: Linnaea borealis var. longiflora (Synonyms: Linnaea americana, Linnaea borealis ssp. americana, Linnaea borealis var. americana, Linnaea borealis ssp. longiflora, Linnaea longiflora) - Longtube Twinflower, Western Twinflower: Linnaea borealis var. longiflora (Synonyms: Linnaea americana, Linnaea borealis ssp. americana, Linnaea borealis var. americana, Linnaea borealis ssp. longiflora, Linnaea longiflora)

Western twinflower as seen in coniferous forest along the northern loop of the South Fork Tieton River Trail #1120, Goat Rocks Wilderness.......July 24, 2016.

Longtube Twinflower, Western Twinflower: Linnaea borealis var. longiflora (Synonyms: Linnaea americana, Linnaea borealis ssp. americana, Linnaea borealis var. americana, Linnaea borealis ssp. longiflora, Linnaea longiflora) - Longtube Twinflower, Western Twinflower: Linnaea borealis var. longiflora (Synonyms: Linnaea americana, Linnaea borealis ssp. americana, Linnaea borealis var. americana, Linnaea borealis ssp. longiflora, Linnaea longiflora) - Longtube Twinflower, Western Twinflower: Linnaea borealis var. longiflora (Synonyms: Linnaea americana, Linnaea borealis ssp. americana, Linnaea borealis var. americana, Linnaea borealis ssp. longiflora, Linnaea longiflora)

Western twinflower observed along Forest Road 17 about 5 miles north of Brooks Meadows, Mt. Hood National Forest......July 13, 2019.

Longtube Twinflower, Western Twinflower: Linnaea borealis var. longiflora (Synonyms: Linnaea americana, Linnaea borealis ssp. americana, Linnaea borealis var. americana, Linnaea borealis ssp. longiflora, Linnaea longiflora) - Longtube Twinflower, Western Twinflower: Linnaea borealis var. longiflora (Synonyms: Linnaea americana, Linnaea borealis ssp. americana, Linnaea borealis var. americana, Linnaea borealis ssp. longiflora, Linnaea longiflora)

Western twinflower blooming at left at the trailhead for the Dark Creek Trail on upper Forest Road 2325, Dark Divide, Gifford Pinchot National Forest........July 3, 2015. The photo at right shows western twinflower in bloom along the Cedar Creek Trail # 457 about 3 miles east of Fifteenmile Creek Campground, Mount Hood National Forest......June 27, 2023.


Longtube Twinflower, Western Twinflower: Linnaea borealis var. longiflora (Synonyms: Linnaea americana, Linnaea borealis ssp. americana, Linnaea borealis var. americana, Linnaea borealis ssp. longiflora, Linnaea longiflora) - Longtube Twinflower, Western Twinflower: Linnaea borealis var. longiflora (Synonyms: Linnaea americana, Linnaea borealis ssp. americana, Linnaea borealis var. americana, Linnaea borealis ssp. longiflora, Linnaea longiflora)

Leaves of Longtube Twinflower, Western Twinflower: Linnaea borealis var. longiflora (Synonyms: Linnaea americana, Linnaea borealis ssp. americana, Linnaea borealis var. americana, Linnaea borealis ssp. longiflora, Linnaea longiflora) - Leaves of Longtube Twinflower, Western Twinflower: Linnaea borealis var. longiflora (Synonyms: Linnaea americana, Linnaea borealis ssp. americana, Linnaea borealis var. americana, Linnaea borealis ssp. longiflora, Linnaea longiflora)

Flower of Longtube Twinflower, Western Twinflower: Linnaea borealis var. longiflora (Synonyms: Linnaea americana, Linnaea borealis ssp. americana, Linnaea borealis var. americana, Linnaea borealis ssp. longiflora, Linnaea longiflora) - Flower of Longtube Twinflower, Western Twinflower: Linnaea borealis var. longiflora (Synonyms: Linnaea americana, Linnaea borealis ssp. americana, Linnaea borealis var. americana, Linnaea borealis ssp. longiflora, Linnaea longiflora)

Close-up photos of the flowers and leaves of western twinflower as seen at Peterson Prairie, Gifford Pinchot National Forest..........August 5, 2010.

Longtube Twinflower, Western Twinflower: Linnaea borealis var. longiflora (Synonyms: Linnaea americana, Linnaea borealis ssp. americana, Linnaea borealis var. americana, Linnaea borealis ssp. longiflora, Linnaea longiflora)

Western twinflower blooming on a forested hillside at springs that gush from above FS Road #2329 a mile or so north of Midway Meadows........July 13, 2018.

Longtube Twinflower, Western Twinflower: Linnaea borealis var. longiflora (Synonyms: Linnaea americana, Linnaea borealis ssp. americana, Linnaea borealis var. americana, Linnaea borealis ssp. longiflora, Linnaea longiflora) - Habitat of Longtube Twinflower, Western Twinflower: Linnaea borealis var. longiflora (Synonyms: Linnaea americana, Linnaea borealis ssp. americana, Linnaea borealis var. americana, Linnaea borealis ssp. longiflora, Linnaea longiflora)

Western twinflower observed along the Cedar Creek Trail #457, Mount Hood National Forest.....July 29, 2024.

Paul Slichter