Biology:Linnaea floribunda
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Dipsacales |
| Family: | Caprifoliaceae |
| Genus: | Linnaea |
| Species: | L. floribunda
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Linnaea floribunda, also known as Mexican abelia,[4] is a species of flowering plant in the honeysuckle family, Caprifoliaceae, native to Mexico.[1][3]
Growing to 4 m (13 ft) tall and broad, it is a semi-evergreen or evergreen shrub with shiny ovate leaves and clusters of tubular cerise flowers to 5 cm (2.0 in) long. The flowers bloom year-round (in the wild) except in the spring. It fruits (produces a seed pod) year-round (in the wild) except May and June.
Though hardy down to −10 °C (14 °F), it prefers a sheltered location, for instance against a south-facing stone wall.[4]
Under its other name Vesalea floribunda,[4] it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.[5][6]
It the wild in Mexico, its natural habitat is mixed Pine and oak forests and on rocky outcrops. Growing up to altitudes of between 2,000 to 3,000 m (6,600 to 9,800 ft) above sea level.[4]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Linnaea floribunda (Decne.) A.Braun & Vatke". The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d.. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:148551-1.
- ↑ "Linnaea floribunda (Decne.) A.Braun & Vatke". The World Flora Online Consortium. n.d.. http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000358027.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Christenhusz, Maarten J.M. (2013). "Twins are not alone: a recircumscription of Linnaea (Caprifoliaceae)". pp. 25–32. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.125.1.4. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/284904552_Twins_are_not_alone_a_recircumscription_of_Linnaea_Caprifoliaceae.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Vesalea floribunda - Trees and Shrubs Online". https://treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/vesalea/vesalea-floribunda/.
- ↑ "Vesalea floribunda". RHS. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/320551/i-Vesalea-floribunda-i/Details. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ↑ "AGM Plants - Ornamental". Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 107. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
Wikidata ☰ Q17437027 entry
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