Cypripedium californicum |
Cypripedium reginae |
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California lady slipper |
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Habit | Herbs to 80(100 or more) cm tall. | |
Leaves | alternate, 5–10, 5–15 × 2–6 cm, grading into bracts in the inflorescence. |
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Inflorescences | elongated, 3–20-flowered. |
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Flowers | dorsal sepal elliptic, 1.5–2 × 1–1.5 cm; yellowish green to pale brownish yellow; lateral sepals connate nearly to tip, similar in color and shape to dorsal sepal; petals lanceolate, 1–2 × 0.3–0.5 cm, yellow to yellowish green; lip 1.5–2 × 1–1.5 cm, white occasionally with pink. |
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Cypripedium californicum |
Cypripedium reginae |
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Distribution | ||
Discussion | Small streams, riversides, seepage slopes, usually on serpentine soils. Flowering Apr–Jul. 200–1600m. CR, Sisk. CA. Native. Usually endemic to serpentine-derived soils, California lady slipper is often found growing with the carnivorous plant Darlingtonia californica in seepage slopes and small streams. |
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Source | Flora of Oregon, volume 1, page 322 James Riser |
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