Plants Profile for Cypripedium parviflorum parviflorum (lesser yellow lady's slipper)

General Information
Symbol:	CYPAP4
Group:	Monocot
Family:	Orchidaceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Forb/herb
Native Status:	L48 N
Data Source and Documentation

	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

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Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name
CYCAP3	Cypripedium calceolus L. ssp. parviflorum (Salisb.) Hultén
CYCAP	Cypripedium calceolus L. var. parviflorum (Salisb.) Fernald
CYHIP	Cypripedium hirsutum Mill. var. parviflorum (Salisb.) Rolfe

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
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	Cypripedium L. – lady's slipper
Species	Cypripedium parviflorum Salisb. – lesser yellow lady's slipper
Variety	Cypripedium parviflorum Salisb. var. parviflorum – lesser yellow lady's slipper

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Threatened and Endangered Information:
This plant is 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.
Georgia Cypripedium calceolus var. parviflorum small-flowered yellow ladyslipper Unusual
Indiana Cypripedium calceolus var. parviflorum small yellow lady's-slipper Rare
Ohio Cypripedium calceolus var. parviflorum small yellow lady's-slipper Endangered
Rhode Island Cypripedium calceolus var. parviflorum small yellow lady-slipper Endangered

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status