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Cypripedium fasciculatum
Cypripedium fasciculatum Kellogg ex S. Watson
Clustered Lady's Slipper
Orchidaceae (Orchid Family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: CYFA
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
Several short stems in a cluster, each stem with 2 broad leaves and 2-4 drooping, brownish to greenish, bilaterally symmetrical flowers.
Each Lady's Slipper species attracts insects into its pouch, from which there is only one exit, past the stigma, where pollen from a previously visited flower is brushed off. Then the insect must go under one of the anthers, where new pollen is picked up. This procedure helps maintain genetic diversity, thus increasing the ability of the species to adapt to its environment.
Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 14 inches tall when flowering, taller in fruit.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Green , BrownBloom Time: Apr , May , Jun , Jul
Distribution
USA: CA , CO , ID , MT , OR , UT , WA , WYNative Distribution: British Columbia south to central California and northern Colorado.
Native Habitat: Moderately high-elevation forests.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FACU | FACU |
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Cypripedium fasciculatum in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Cypripedium fasciculatum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Cypripedium fasciculatum
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-04-24Research By: TWC Staff