Lesser Yellow Lady's Slipper

Cypripedium parviflorum

Habitat 3

Moist calcareous woodlands.

Distribution 3

Yukon: Known from 5 sites (2 historical) AK/YT border, Dempster Highway, and Wind River
North America: From Yukon to Newfoundland, southern United States
World: Circumboreal

Distinguishing Features 3

Stem leaves 3-5, sepals longer than flowers, flowers yellow, capsules glandular with long hairs.

Sources and Credits

  1. (c) Steve Garvie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/rainbirder/14309270556/
  2. (c) NC Orchid, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://www.flickr.com/photos/ncorchid/3336257542/
  3. (c) L.G. Johanson, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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Color red, yellow
Plant All (Plantae), Orchid Family (Orchidaceae)