Cypripedium reginae Walter

Showy Lady's Slipper

Synonyms: Cypripedium spectabile

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Monocot

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Family: Orchidaceae

Genus: Cypripedium

Species: Cypripedium reginae

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations:
CT - State Endangered
MA - State Endangered
ME - State Special Concern
NH - State Endangered
VT - Uncommon (state rank: S3 (Vulnerable))
CT WAP (2015) - GCN (Important)
MA SWAP (2015) - SGCN

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph, Mycoheterotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: FACW

PHOTOS OF Cypripedium reginae