PLANTS Profile for Calypso bulbosa (fairy slipper)

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PLANTS Profile

Calypso bulbosa (L.) Oakes
fairy slipper

Symbol:

CABU

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Orchidaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N

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Brother Alfred Brousseau. Courtesy of St. Mary's College of California. ©St. Mary's College of California. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Calypso bulbosa (L.) Oakes

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Distribution:
Calypso bulbosa (L.) Oakes


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

Related Taxa:
Calypso bulbosa (L.) Oakes

View 125 genera in Orchidaceae, 1 species in Calypso or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Calypso bulbosa var. americana
fairy slipper

Calypso bulbosa var. occidentalis
fairy slipper

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Calypso bulbosa (L.) Oakes

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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

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Calypso bulbosa (L.) Oakes

This plant and the related entityitalicized 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:
Calypso bulbosa var. americana
		Salvage restricted
Michigan:
calypso or fairy-slipper		Threatened
New Hampshire:
fairy slipper		Endangered
New York:
calypso		Endangered
Vermont:
fairy slipper		Threatened
Wisconsin:
fairy slipper		Threatened

Wetland Indicator Status:
Calypso bulbosa (L.) Oakes

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

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Reg. 6

Reg. 7

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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

View photographs from CalPhotos.

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 43508.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

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

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 10/21/2008 05:53 PM MDT