Cypripedium guttatum, the spotted lady's slipper[3] or Alaskan lady's slipper,[4] is a species of orchid found on three continents. Each stem has about two clasping leaves that alternate. The plant has a height of 12 centimeters to 35 centimeters.[5] The magenta and white colored labellum is pitcher shaped.[6]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cypripedioideae |
| Genus: | Cypripedium |
| Species: | C. guttatum
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| Binomial name | |
| Cypripedium guttatum Sw. (1800)
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Pollination edit
This species is pollinated by various species in the genus of bees named lasioglossum. They bloom from spring to early summer and mid summer.[7]
Distribution edit
It is native to Belarus, Russia (European Russia, Siberia and Russian Far East) as well as China (Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Tibet, and Yunnan), Korea, Mongolia, Bhutan, Alaska (including the Aleutians) and northern Canada (Yukon and Northwest Territories).[2][8][9][10] It grows in forests, thickets, and grassland.[8]
References edit
- ^ Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
- ^ a b "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". wcsp.science.kew.org.
- ^ Go Orchids, North American Orchid Conservation Center
- ^ "Vermont Ladyslipper Company - Cypripedium guttatum". www.vtladyslipper.com. Archived from the original on 2017-11-14.
- ^ "Cypripedium guttatum (Spotted Lady's Slipper): Go Orchids". goorchids.northamericanorchidcenter.org. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ^ "Cypripedium guttatum". www.fs.usda.gov. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ^ "Cypripedium guttatum". OrchidWeb. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ^ a b "Cypripedium guttatum in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
- ^ "USDA Plants Database". plants.usda.gov.
- ^ "Cypripedium guttatum". www.fs.fed.us.
External links edit
Media related to Cypripedium guttatum at Wikimedia Commons- IOSPE orchid photos
- Rare Plants United Kingdom
- Orchideen im Garten
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