Linnaea borealis
Twinflower
Peck Lake 03-July-2002
Note the didynamous stamens (two pairs of unequal length).
Linnaea Characteristics
4 stamens
Caprifoliaceae Characteristics
flowers with two floral rings, but with the petals wholly or partly united forming a tube or bell
calyx not modified as a pappus or other special structure
flowers not in heads or spikes
stamens alternate with the corolla-lobes and of the same number, or fewer
stamens inserted on the corolla
4 or 5 stamens
ovary inferior, flowers epigynous