Wildflowers Found in Oregon

Twinflower

Linnaea borealis - Creeping evergreen vine, often forming large mats. Stems with short-petioles leaves. Leaves opposite, oval, shiny, with few shallow teeth on upper edges. Flowers in pair at top of leaflets, 2 in., erect stalk. Flowers are fragrant, pale pink, trumpet-shaped, nodding bells. Seed when dry, has sticky hairs that attach to passing creatures for dispersal. Grows in moist shady woods, forests, from near coastline to timberline.