PLANTS Profile for Calypso bulbosa var. americana (fairy slipper)

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PLANTS Profile

Calypso bulbosa (L.) Oakes var. americana (R. Br.) Luer
fairy slipper

Symbol:

CABUA

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Orchidaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N

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Line Drawing of Calypso bulbosa (L.) Oakes var. americana (R. Br.) Luer

Cytherea bulbosa

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 1: 573. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Calypso bulbosa (L.) Oakes var. americana (R. Br.) Luer

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Synonyms:
Calypso bulbosa (L.) Oakes var. americana (R. Br.) Luer

CYBU5

Cytherea bulbosa (L.) House p.p.

Distribution:
Calypso bulbosa (L.) Oakes var. americana (R. Br.) Luer


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, AZ, CO, ME, MI, MN, MT, NH, NM, NY, SD, UT, VT, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, QC, SK, YT)

Related Taxa:
Calypso bulbosa (L.) Oakes var. americana (R. Br.) Luer

View 126 genera in Orchidaceae, 1 species in Calypso, 2 varieties in Calypso bulbosa (L.) Oakes

Classification:
Calypso bulbosa (L.) Oakes var. americana (R. Br.) Luer

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Liliidae
Order	Orchidales
Family	Orchidaceae – Orchid family
Genus	Calypso Salisb. – fairy slipper
Species	Calypso bulbosa (L.) Oakes – fairy slipper
Variety	Calypso bulbosa (L.) Oakes var. americana (R. Br.) Luer – fairy slipper

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Calypso bulbosa (L.) Oakes var. americana (R. Br.) Luer

This plant and the related entitiesitalicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Arizona:
		Salvage restricted
Michigan:
Calypso bulbosa
calypso or fairy-slipper		Threatened
New Hampshire:
Calypso bulbosa
fairy slipper		Endangered
New York:
Calypso bulbosa
calypso		Endangered
Vermont:
Calypso bulbosa
fairy slipper		Threatened
Wisconsin:
Calypso bulbosa
fairy slipper		Threatened

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Calypso bulbosa (L.) Oakes var. americana (R. Br.) Luer

Calypso bulbosa:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACU,FACW

FACW

FAC

FACU

FAC+

FACW

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Calypso bulbosa (L.) Oakes var. americana (R. Br.) Luer

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 527040.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 05/19/2013 09:48 AM CDT