Plantae > Tracheophyta > Liliopsida > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Cypripedium > Cypripedium acauleCypripedium acaule (moccasin flower)Synonyms: Calceolus hirsutum; Calceolus hirsutus; Calceolus humile; Cypripedium acaule f. acaule; Cypripedium acaule f. albiflora; Cypripedium acaule f. biflorum; Cypripedium acaule f. lancifolia; Cypripedium catesbianum; Cypripedium hirsutum; Cypripedium humile; Cypripedium vittatum var. planum; Fissipes acaulis (homotypic); Fissipes acaulis f. lancifolia; Fissipes acualis; Fissipes hirsuta; Fissipes hirsuta f. albiflora Cypripedium acaule is a member of the orchid genus Cypripedium. Members of this genus are commonly referred to as lady's slipper orchids. First described in 1789 by Scottish botanist William Aiton, C. acaule is commonly referred to as the pink lady's slipper, stemless lady's-slipper, or moccasin flower. The pink lady's slipper is the provincial flower of Prince Edward Island, Canada. The pink lady's slipper is also the state wild flower of New Hampshire, United States. |
| Flower Type [1] | Hermaphrodite | | Hazards [1] | Contact with the fresh plant can cause dermatitis in sensitive people; Hairs on the leaves can cause a rash similar to poison ivy rash in some people; | | Lifespan [1] | Perennial | | Pollinators [1] | Insects, Lepidoptera | | Structure [2] | Herb |  | | Height [1] | 16 inches (0.4 m) |
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IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
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Acadia National Park |
II |
35996 |
Maine, United States |
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Assateague Island National Seashore |
II |
8621 |
Maryland, United States |
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Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area National Recreation Area |
V |
120283 |
Kentucky, Tennessee, United States |
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Blue Ridge Parkway National Parkway |
V |
73611 |
North Carolina, Virginia, United States |
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Booker T. Washington National Monument |
V |
237 |
Virginia, United States |
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Bruce Peninsula National Park |
II |
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Ontario, Canada |
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Cape Breton Highlands National Park |
II |
234333 |
Nova Scotia, Canada |
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Catoctin Mountain Park National Park |
II |
5994 |
Maryland, United States |
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Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Hist. Park National Historical Park |
V |
19586 |
Maryland, District of Columbia, United States |
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Colonial National Historic Park National Historical Park |
V |
9316 |
Virginia, United States |
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Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory LTER Site Long Term Ecological Research |
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North Carolina, United States |
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Cumberland Gap National Hist. Park National Historical Park |
V |
24282 |
Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, United States |
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Edwin S. George Reserve |
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1297 |
Michigan, United States |
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Fire Island National Seashore |
V |
9433 |
New York, United States |
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Forillon National Park |
II |
61010 |
Quebec, Canada |
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Fundy National Park |
II |
52716 |
New Brunswick, Canada |
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Gauley River National Recreation Area |
V |
10157 |
West Virginia, United States |
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Georgian Bay Islands National Park |
II |
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Ontario, Canada |
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park |
II |
515454 |
North Carolina, Tennessee, United States |
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Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge |
VI |
3161 |
New Jersey, United States |
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Gros Morne National Park |
II |
476632 |
Newfoundland, Canada |
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Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site |
III |
861 |
Pennsylvania, United States |
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Hubbard Brook Biosphere Reserve |
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7809 |
New Hampshire, United States |
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Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore |
II |
8272 |
Indiana, United States |
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Isle Royale Biosphere Reserve |
Ib |
571799 |
Michigan, United States |
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Kejimkujik National Park |
II |
94203 |
Nova Scotia, Canada |
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Kouchibouguac National Park |
II |
59161 |
New Brunswick, Canada |
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La Mauricie National Park |
II |
131706 |
Quebec, Canada |
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Manassas National Battlefield Park |
III |
5132 |
Virginia, United States |
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Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve |
II |
20461 |
Quebec, Canada |
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National Capital Region - East National Park |
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District of Columbia, United States |
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New River Gorge National River National River and Wild and Scenic Riverway |
V |
55591 |
West Virginia, United States |
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Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve |
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470167 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Oconee National Forest Botanical Reserve |
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306 |
Georgia, United States |
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Petersburg National Battlefield |
III |
3338 |
Virginia, United States |
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Prince Edward Island National Park |
II |
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Prince Edward Island, Canada |
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Pukaskwa National Park |
II |
459860 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Richmond National Battlefield Park |
III |
1517 |
Virginia, United States |
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Roosevelt Vanderbilt National Historic Site |
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New York, United States |
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Saint Lawrence Islands National Park |
II |
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Ontario, Canada |
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Saratoga National Historical Park |
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New York, United States |
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Shenandoah National Park |
II |
108221 |
Virginia, United States |
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Southern Appalachian Biosphere Reserve |
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37548505 |
North Carolina, Tennessee, United States |
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Tennessee River Gorge |
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Tennessee, United States |
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Terra Nova National Park |
IV |
125894 |
Newfoundland, Canada |
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Wood Buffalo National Park |
II |
11038545 |
Alberta, Canada |
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Woodland Caribou Provincial Wilderness Park Provincial Park |
II |
1072124 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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