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Orchidaceae
Cypripedium

Cypripedium Linnaeus. Common name: Lady's-slipper.

Key to Cypripedium

A genus of about 51 species, north temperate in distribution.

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References: Case et al. (1998); Correll (1950); Edens-Meier et al. (2021); Pridgeon et al. (1999c); Sheviak (1994); Sheviak (2002a) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002a); Wallace & Case (2000). Show full citations.

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image of plant© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Scott Ward | Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens
image of plant© Scott Ward | Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Scott Ward | Cypripedium candidum
image of plant© Scott Ward | Cypripedium reginae
image of plant© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷

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