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Cypripedium parviflorum Salisb. var. pubescens (Willd.) Knight
greater yellow lady's slipper



General Information
Symbol: CYPAP3
Group: Monocot
Family: Orchidaceae
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Native Status: AK   N
CAN   N
L48   N
SPM   N
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Native Status:
lower 48 status L48    Alaska status AK    Hawaii status HI    Puerto Rico status PR    Virgin Islands status VI    Navassa Island NAV    Canada status CAN    Greenland status GL    Saint Pierre and Michelon status SPM    North America NA   

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©Thomas G. Barnes. Usage Requirements.

©Thomas G. Barnes. Usage Requirements.

©Thomas G. Barnes. Usage Requirements.

©Thomas G. Barnes. Usage Requirements.

©Thomas G. Barnes. Usage Requirements.

©G.A. Cooper. Provided by Smithsonian Institution, Department of Botany. Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Athabasca River opposite Lake Beaufort. Usage Requirements.

©G.A. Cooper. Provided by Smithsonian Institution, Department of Botany. Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Athabasca River opposite Lake Beaufort. Usage Requirements.

©G.A. Cooper. Provided by Smithsonian Institution, Department of Botany. Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Athabasca River opposite Lake Beaufort. Usage Requirements.

©G.A. Cooper. Provided by Smithsonian Institution, Department of Botany. Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Athabasca River opposite Lake Beaufort. Usage Requirements.

Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Provided by USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI). Usage Requirements.

©Thomas G. Barnes. Barnes, T.G., and S.W. Francis. 2004. Wildflowers and ferns of Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky. Usage Requirements.

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Synonyms

Symbol Scientific Name Other Common Names
CYCAP4 Cypripedium calceolus L. var. planipetalum (Fernald) Vict. & J. Rousseau
CYCAP2 Cypripedium calceolus L. var. pubescens (Willd.) Correll
CYFU7 Cypripedium furcatum Raf.
CYPL8 Cypripedium planipetalum (Fernald) Morris & Eames
CYPU10 Cypripedium pubescens Willd. greater yellow lady's slipper
CYPUP Cypripedium pubescens Willd. var. pubescens greater yellow lady's slipper

Classification

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Rank Scientific Name and Common Name
Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Liliidae
Order Orchidales
Family Orchidaceae – Orchid family
Genus Cypripedium L. – lady's slipper
Species Cypripedium parviflorum Salisb. – lesser yellow lady's slipper
Variety Cypripedium parviflorum Salisb. var. pubescens (Willd.) Knight – greater yellow lady's slipper

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Threatened and Endangered Information:
This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.
Arizona
Cypripedium calceolus var. pubescens
yellow lady's slipper
Highly Safeguarded
Connecticut
yellow lady's-slipper
Special Concern
Georgia
Cypripedium calceolus var. pubescens
large-flowered yellow ladyslipper
Unusual
Illinois
small yellow lady's-slipper orchid
Endangered
Kentucky
small yellow lady's-slipper
Threatened
New Hampshire
small yellow lady's-slipper
Endangered
large yellow lady's-slipper
Threatened
New Mexico
Cypripedium calceolus var. pubescens
yellow lady's-slipper
Endangered
New York
small yellow ladyslipper
Endangered
yellow ladyslipper
Exploitably Vulnerable
Pennsylvania
small yellow lady's-slipper
Endangered
large yellow lady's slipper
Vulnerable
Rhode Island
Cypripedium calceolus var. pubescens
large yellow lady-slipper
Endangered
Washington
yellow lady's-slipper
Endangered

Wildlife

Food

Source Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds

Cover

Source Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds

Description of Values

Value Class Food Cover

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