Biology:Cypripedium guttatum
| Cypripedium guttatum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cypripedioideae |
| Genus: | Cypripedium |
| Species: | C. guttatum
|
| Binomial name | |
| Cypripedium guttatum Sw. (1800)
| |
| Synonyms[3] | |
| |
Cypripedium guttatum, the spotted lady's slipper[4] or Alaskan lady's slipper,[5] is a species of orchid found on three continents. Each stem has about two clasping leaves that alternate. The plant has a height of 12 centimeters to 35 centimeters.[6] The magenta and white colored labellum is pitcher shaped.[7]
Pollination
This species is pollinated by various species of bees in the genus Lasioglossum. It blooms from spring to early summer and mid summer.[8]
Distribution
It is native to Belarus, Russia (European Russia, Siberia and Russian Far East) as well as China (Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Tibet, and Yunnan), Korea, Mongolia, Bhutan, Alaska (including the Aleutians) and northern Canada (Yukon and Northwest Territories).[3][9][10][11] It grows in forests, thickets, and grasslands.[9]
References
- ↑ Rankou, H. (2014). "Cypripedium guttatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T203370A43315840.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/203370/43315840. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- ↑ Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". https://wcsp.science.kew.org/namedetail.do?name_id=54110.
- ↑ Go Orchids, North American Orchid Conservation Center
- ↑ "Vermont Ladyslipper Company - Cypripedium guttatum". http://www.vtladyslipper.com/vtlscwebpg3GUTT.html.
- ↑ "Cypripedium guttatum (Spotted Lady's Slipper): Go Orchids". https://goorchids.northamericanorchidcenter.org/species/cypripedium/guttatum/.
- ↑ "Cypripedium guttatum". https://www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/beauty/cypripedium/cypripedium_guttatum.shtml.
- ↑ "Cypripedium guttatum" (in en). https://www.orchidweb.com/orchids/other-orchids/species/cypripedium-guttatum.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Cypripedium guttatum in Flora of China @ efloras.org". http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200028624.
- ↑ "USDA Plants Database". https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=CYGU.
- ↑ "Cypripedium guttatum". https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/beauty/cypripedium/cypripedium_guttatum.shtml.
External links
Data related to Cypripedium guttatum at Wikispecies- IOSPE orchid photos
- Rare Plants United Kingdom
- Orchideen im Garten
Wikidata ☰ Q1306362 entry
