Species

Cypripedium californicum (California lady’s slipper)

Cypripedium californicum. Photo: (c) Morgan Stickrod, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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The California lady’s slipper (Cypripedium californicum) is a member of the orchid genus Cypripedium, the lady’s slipper orchids. It is native to the western United States, where it has a very restricted range and can only be found in the mountains of southwestern Oregon (Kalmiopsis Wilderness) and northern California. It prefers the margins of woodland streams in open coniferous forests.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
  - Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
    - Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
      - Class: Liliopsida (Monocots)
        Order: Asparagales (Agaves, orchids, irises, and allies)
        Family: Orchidaceae (Orchids)
        Subfamily: Cypripedioideae (Slipper orchids)
        Genus: Cypripedium (Hardy slipper orchids)
        Section: Irapeana
        Species: Cypripedium californicum (California lady’s slipper)

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