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The scientific name of twin flower’s genus is a dedication to the man who developed the current classification system of plants and other organisms, Carl von Linné. Twin flower was the great botanist’s favourite plant. Many biology societies have been named in honour of Linné, and Finland’s (founded in 1896) is no exception. Additionally, many little Finnish girls are still named Linnea or Vanamo, the Finnish name for twin flower, each year. Linnea Flower Tattoo, Linden Flower Tattoo, Linnea Borealis Tattoo, Linnea Flower, Linnea Sterte Frog, Lignum Vitae Flower, Linnaea Borealis, Twin Flower, Blossoming Flower

The scientific name of twin flower’s genus is a dedication to the man who developed the current classification system of plants and other organisms, Carl von Linné. Twin flower was the great botanist’s favourite plant. Many biology societies have been named in honour of Linné, and Finland’s (founded in 1896) is no exception. Additionally, many little Finnish girls are still named Linnea or Vanamo, the Finnish name for twin flower, each year.

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2007 marks the 300th anniversary of the birth of Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778), a notable Swedish botanist, zoologist, and physician. Linnaeus's passion for order saw him develop a standardised binomial classification system - the Latin two-word tags of plants and animals - that forms the basis of today's classifying system. A religious man, Linnaeus believed the world's flora and fauna was finite, and that he was doing God's work by ordering it. Such was his determination and confidence in his…

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