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Cypripedium kentuckiense (Kentucky lady's slipper)

Synonyms: Cypripedium daultonii; Cypripedium kentuckiense f. pricei; Cypripedium kentuckiense f. summersii

Wikipedia Abstract

Cypripedium kentuckiense or Kentucky lady's slipper is a member of the orchid genus Cypripedium. Members of this genus are commonly referred to as lady's slipper orchids. Originally thought to be an aberrant form of Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens, the morphology of C. kentuckiense suggests it is a species of its own. However, molecular evidence suggests that C. kentuckiense is closer to Cypripedium parviflorum var. parviflorum than it is to Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens.
View Wikipedia Record: Cypripedium kentuckiense

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Cypripedium kentuckiense

Attributes

Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Structure [1]  Herb

Predators

Polychrysia morigera (Disjunct Looper)[2]

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
2HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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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