Calypso bulbosa var. americana (R.Br.) Luer

Fairy slipper (en)

Variety

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Calypso > Calypso bulbosa

Characteristics

Flowers with prominent tuft of contrasting yellow bristles at base of lamina; lamina white or suffused with pink, equaling or longer than conspicuous horns. 2n = 32.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.2
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-6
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use Unspecified (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Calypso bulbosa var. americana world distribution map, present in Canada, Colombia, Micronesia (Federated States of), and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:43130-2
WFO ID wfo-0000783867
COL ID 5MRV6
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Orchidium americanum Calypso bulbosa f. albiflora Calypso bulbosa f. biflora Calypso americana Calypso bulbosa var. americana Calypso bulbosa subsp. americana Calypso bulbosa f. rosea Calypso bulbosa f. americana