Characteristics
Cypripedium acaule Aiton
pink lady’s slipper
Acidic mesic to dry-mesic forests often with pine or hemlock. Usually in areas where the adjacent herbaceous layer is sparse. Sometimes on roadsides and young successional forests. Populations size and density varies considerably. Often on hilltops and upper slopes but not restricted to these sites.
Forb/herb
Perennial
Vascular
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Native
FACU, FACW (NWPL)
FACU (NWPL EMP)
FACW (NWPL NCNE)
S4 (State Rank)
G5 (Global Rank)
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Classification
Citation
Cypripedium acaule Aiton
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Species Distribution Map
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