Calypso bulbosa
Calypso, Fairy Slipper
Other regional names: Fairy Slipper Orchid +4 more
- Fairy Slipper Orchid
- Fairyslipper
- Fairyslipper Orchid
- Venus' Slipper
- Venus's Slipper
Also known as: ? borealis Sw. +12 more
- ? borealis Sw.
- Calypso borealis (Sw.) Salisb.
- Calypso bulbosa f. bulbosa
- Calypsodium boreale (Sw.) Link
- Cymbidium boreale Sw.
- Cypripedium bulbosum L.
- Cytherea borealis (Sw.) Salisb.
- Cytherea bulbosa (L.) House
- Limodorum boreale (Sw.) Sw.
- Norna borealis (Sw.) Wahlenb.
- Norna borealis var. europaea Wahlenb.
- Orchidium arcticum Sw.
- Orchidium boreale (Sw.) Sw.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Orchidaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tuberous geophyte.
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Originating in Temperate Asia, Europe, and North America, Calypso bulbosa (commonly known as Calypso or Fairy Slipper) is a tuberous orchid belonging to the Orchidaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions. It is the only recognized species within its genus. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Mongolia, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, South-Central U.S.A., Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Amur, Arizona, Baltic States, British Columbia, Buryatiya, California, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, Colorado, East European Russia, Finland, Idaho, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Japan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Mongolia, Montana, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Oregon, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Québec, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Sweden, Tibet, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Siberia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yakutskiya, Yukon
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