Cypripedium candidum Muhlenberg ex Willdenow. Section: Cypripedium. Common name: White Lady's-slipper. Phenology: Apr-May (-Jun); Jun-Jul. Habitat: Calcareous barrens, bluffs, and fens. Distribution: NY and NJ west to ND, south to w. VA, nw. and sc. AL, and MO.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = AqW, C, Can, F, FNA26, G, Il, K4, Mi, Mo1, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, Correll (1950), Luer (1975). Basionym: Cypripedium candidum Muhl. ex Willd. 1805
Links to other floras: = Cypripedium candidum - FNA26
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
- Great Plains: OBL
- Midwest: OBL
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL
Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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