Synonyms: Cypripedium calceolus var. pubescens, Cypripedium pubescens, Cypripedium calceolus var. parviflorum
CLASSIFICATION
Main Group: Plant
Sublevel 1:
Angiosperm
Sublevel 2:
Monocot
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Family: Orchidaceae
Genus: Cypripedium
Species: Cypripedium parviflorum
STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND
Origin:
Native
Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?:
No
Rarity Designations:
CT - State Special Concern MA - State Endangered NH - State Endangered (var. makasin) NH - State Threatened (var. pubescens) RI - State Endangered (var. pubescens) RI - State Historical (var. parviflorum) VT - state rank: S2S3 (var. makasin) VT - Uncommon (state rank: S3 (Vulnerable)) (var. pubescens) MA SWAP (2015) - SGCN VT WAP (2015) - SGCN (High Priority) (var. makasin)
BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY
Feeding Type:
Photoautotroph, Mycoheterotroph
Type of Spores/Gametophytes:
Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes
