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Cypripedium candidum Muhl. ex Willd.
white lady's slipper

       
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Photo of Cypripedium candidum Muhl. ex Willd.
Tom Ulrich. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Cypripedium candidum Muhl. ex Willd.

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Distribution:
Cypripedium candidum Muhl. ex Willd.

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USA (AL, IA, IL, IN, KY, MD, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SD, VA, WI), CAN (MB, ON, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Cypripedium candidum Muhl. ex Willd.

View 125 genera in Orchidaceae, 15 species in Cypripedium
 

Classification:
Cypripedium candidum Muhl. ex Willd.

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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 Cypripedium L. – lady's slipper
Species Cypripedium candidum Muhl. ex Willd. – white lady's slipper
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Cypripedium candidum Muhl. ex Willd.

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.

Illinois:
white lady's-slipper orchid              Threatened
Indiana:
small white lady's-slipper              Rare
Kentucky:
small white lady's-slipper              Endangered
Maryland:
small white lady's slipper              Endangered
Michigan:
white lady-slipper              Threatened
New Jersey:
small white lady's-slipper              Endangered
New York:
small white ladyslipper              Endangered
Ohio:
white lady's-slipper              Endangered
Pennsylvania:
small white lady's-slipper              Extirpated
Wisconsin:
small white lady's-slipper              Threatened
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Cypripedium candidum Muhl. ex Willd.

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
OBL OBL NO OBL OBL OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Cypripedium candidum Muhl. ex Willd.

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 43542.

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

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

 

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