Spotted lady slipper | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Cypripedioideae |
Genus: | Cypripedium |
Species: | C. yatabeanum
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Binomial name | |
Cypripedium yatabeanum Makino
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Cypripedium yatabeanum, known as the spotted lady slipper [3] or palomino lady's slipper, [4] is a species of terrestrial orchid. It is native to Alaska (including the Aleutian Islands), to the Russian Far East ( Kamchatka and the Kuril Islands), and northern Japan. [2] [5]
It is distinguished from the closely related Cypripedium guttatum by its yellow-green flowers and narrower, longer lip. [4] It is a perennial herb that grows up to 2 ft (0.61 m) tall. [6] Its habitats include mesic tundra, marsh borders, and beach dune lag. [5]