Cypripedium parviflorum

Cypripedium parviflorum
Cypripedium parviflorum var. makasin
Mackinac Island, Michigan

Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Cypripedioideae
Genus: Cypripedium
Species:
C. parviflorum
Binomial name
Cypripedium parviflorum
Varieties
  • C. p. var. exiliens
  • C. p. var. makasin
  • C. p. var. parviflorum
  • C. p. var. pubescens
Synonyms
List
    • Calceolus parviflorus (Salisb.) Nieuwl.
    • Criosanthes parviflora (Salisb.) Raf.
    • Cypripedium bulbosum var. parviflorum (Salisb.) Farw.
    • Cypripedium calceolus subsp. parviflorum (Salisb.) Hultén
    • Cypripedium calceolus var. parviflorum (Salisb.) Fernald
    • Cypripedium hirsutum var. parviflorum (Salisb.) Rolfe
    • Cypripedium luteum var. parviflorum (Salisb.) Raf.

Cypripedium parviflorum, commonly known as yellow lady's slipper or moccasin flower, is a lady's slipper orchid native to North America. It is widespread, ranging from Alaska south to Arizona and Georgia. It grows in fens, wetlands, shorelines, and damp woodlands.