Cypripedium reginae
Queen Lady's Slipper, Queen Lady's Slipper
Other regional names: Showy Lady's Slipper
- Showy Lady's Slipper
Also known as: Calceolus reginae (Walter) Nieuwl. +13 more
- Calceolus reginae (Walter) Nieuwl.
- Cypripedium album Aiton
- Cypripedium canadense Michx.
- Cypripedium hirsutum f. album (Aiton) F.W.Hoffm.
- Cypripedium hirsutum f. album R.Hoffm.
- Cypripedium hirutum f. album Ralph Hoffm., 1922
- Cypripedium reginae f. albolabium Fernald & B.G.Schub.
- Cypripedium reginae f. album (Aiton) House
- Cypripedium reginae f. reginae
- Cypripedium reginae var. album (Aiton) Rolfe
- Cypripedium spectabile Salisb.
- Cypripedium spectabile Sw.
- Cypripedium spectabile var. album Sweet
- Cypripedium spectabile var. incarnatum Sweet
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Orchidaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a rhizomatous geophyte.
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Cypripedium reginae (commonly known as Queen Lady's Slipper) is a rhizomatous orchid within the Orchidaceae family. It is found natively in North America. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Canada, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Arkansas, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Czechoslovakia