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clustered lady's slipper
Scientific Name: Cypripedium fasciculatum
Family: Orchidaceae
Category: Monocot
Growth: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Other Names: WA (clustered lady's-slipper)
Clustered Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium fasciculatum)
The Cypripedium fasciculatum, commonly known as the Clustered Lady's Slipper or Brownie Slipper Orchid, is a rare and captivating orchid native to western North America.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Cypripedium fasciculatum Kellogg ex S. Watson
- Common Names: Clustered Lady's Slipper, Brownie Slipper Orchid, Lady's Slipper
- Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid Family)
- Genus: Cypripedium
- Taxonomic Group: Vascular Plants
Distribution and Habitat
- Cypripedium fasciculatum is endemic to western North America.
- It occurs in scattered locations across eight states, from north-central Washington south to California and east to Montana and Utah.
- It is often found in coniferous forests and montane forests.
Morphological Characteristics
- The plant has short stems, each with 2 broad leaves.
- It features 2-4 drooping brownish to greenish flowers with pouches mottled with purple.
- Stems are erect and hairy, bent above the leaves.
- Leaves are nearly opposite, sessile, oblong to oval, usually 1-3 inches long.
- The plant is small and grows low to the ground, making it hard to find.