NameThatPlant.net: Cypripedium candidum

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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Cypripedium candidum FAMILY Orchidaceae Go to FSUS key

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SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cypripedium candidum FAMILY Orchidaceae

COMMON NAME:
White Lady's Slipper

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Cypripedium candidum FAMILY Orchidaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cypripedium candidum FAMILY Orchidaceae

2294

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: calcareous barrens, bluffs, and fens, per Weakley's Flora

Native: north of the Carolinas

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple

FLOWER:
Spring
White
Bilaterally symmetrical
3 sepals, two lateral and one dorsal
3 petals, the two lateral similar and a third (the lip) enlarged
stamens and pistil fused together into a column
Inferior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer
Capsule

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