familyOrchidaceae
subfamilyOrchidaceae subfam. Cypripedioideae
genusCypripedium
speciesCypripedium parviflorum
Cypripedium parviflorum var. parviflorum
Common names: Small yellow lady’s-slipper
Bracts: abaxial surface of distalmost sheathing bract (and often the next) densely and conspicuously silvery-pubescent when young (later sometimes glabrescent). Leaves 4–5, rather evenly spaced along stem, alternate, spreading; blade orbiculate to lance-elliptic to ovate or obovate, 9–19 × 2.5–9 cm. Flowers 1–2, small, scent moderate to faint, rose or musty; sepals and petals usually minutely but densely spotted with reddish-brown or madder and appearing uniformly dark, rarely only coarsely spotted and blotched; lip oblance-ovoid to calceolate (slipper-shaped), 22–34 mm; orifice 12–19 mm.
Phenology: Flowering Apr–Jun.
Habitat: Mesic to dry deciduous and deciduous-hemlock forests, usually on slopes
Elevation: mostly 0–1200 m
Distribution
Ala., Ark., Conn., Del., Ga., Ill., Kans., Md., Mass., Mo., Nebr., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Okla., R.I., Tenn., Va.
Discussion
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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silvery-pubescent +
separating +
self-pollination +
indehiscent +
foliaceous +
large +
Small yellow lady’s-slipper +
sheathing +
absent +
symmetric +
resupinate +
epigynous +
faint +
1;2 +
bisexual +
moderate +
small +
ellipsoid;oblong-ellipsoid +
fleshy +
3-carpellate +
connate +
connate +
proximal +
spreading +
modified +
differing in form and color +
basal +
compound +
inferior +
anatropous +
numerous +
minute +
small +
dense +
flowering +
modified +
petaloid +
entire +
24mm;97mm +
oblong;lanceovate;undulate +
subdivided +
absent +
fertile +
reduced +
Trans. Linn. Soc. London +
1791 +
single +
creeping +
short;elongate +
spaced +
fleshy +
numerous +
distinct +
foliaceous +
longitudinal +
various +
racemose +
opposite +
adnate +
1;2 +
sheathing +
modified +
delicate +
proliferous +
free +
2-3-lobed +
absent +
adnate +
reddish spots +
Cypripedium parviflorum var. parviflorum +
Cypripedium parviflorum +
variety +
stolonoid +
multilayered +
spongy +
perennial +
subterranean +