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Orchidaceae
Cypripedium

not marked as a favorite taxon Cypripedium kentuckiense C.F. Reed. Common name: Kentucky Yellow Lady's-slipper. Phenology: Apr-May; Jun-Aug. Habitat: Sandy ravine bottoms and springhead seeps along small streams. Distribution: KY, AR, and OK south to GA, AL, MS (ambiguous specimen), LA, and e. TX; disjunct in e. VA (Weldy et al. 1996).

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Section: Cypripedium.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Taxonomy Comments: Case et al. (1998) studied isozymes of C. kentuckiense and related Cypripedium spp.; the recognition of C. kentuckiense as a species was supported.

Other Comments: Edens-Meier et al. (2021) discussed pollination ecology of C. kentuckiense.

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, ETx1, FNA26, K4, NS, POWO, Tn, Va, Sheviak (1994), Wallace & Case (2000); < Cypripedium calceolus L. var. pubescens (Willd.) Knight — F, G, Correll (1950); < Cypripedium pubescens Willd. — S. Basionym: Cypripedium kentuckiense C.F.Reed 1981

Links to other floras: = Cypripedium kentuckiense - FNA26

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image #1 of Cypripedium kentuckiense© Alan Cressler: Cypripedium kentuckiense, Conservation Garden, tissue cultured from Georgia's only known site, Fulton County, Georgia 3 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Cypripedium kentuckiense© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Cypripedium kentuckiense© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
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