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Search Term(s): Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens   (1 record found)

ORCHIDACEAE
Orchid Family
Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens  (large yellow lady's slipper)   
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Synonym
Cypripedium pubescens Willd.
Carex Section
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Meaning of Scientific Name
Cypripedium: from the Greek Kypris (Venus) and podilon (sandal, slipper); parviflorum: small flowers; pubescens: downy, short haired
Native Plant
Yes
Life Form
Perennial Orchid
Phenology (Flowering Period)
May
Physiographic Province
☑ Piedmont
☑ Coastal Plain

County Distribution
☑ New Castle
☐ Kent
☑ Sussex

Habitat
Rich woodlands and seeps; primarily of the Piedmont, rare on the Coastal Plain
State Status
Rare/Historical
Piedmont Status
Rare/Historical
Coastal Plain Status
Rare/Historical
Global Rank
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Federal Status
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Geographic Affinity
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Species at Limit of Distribution
☐ Northern
☐ Southern

North American Distribution (Non-indigenous Species)
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Coefficient of Conservatism
9
Invasive
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Invasive Watchlist
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Global Origin (Non-native Species)
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Wildlife Values
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Medicinal Properties
Part used: Root. Used internally as tea or tincture for nervousness, anxiety, epilepsy, neuralgic pain, and headaches.
ID Notes
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Additional Info
Variety makasin is northern, ranging south to Pennsylvania and New Jersey; variety parviflorum ranges from New England south to Georgia, then west.
Habitats in which this plant occurs
Tuliptree Rich Wood (Piedmont)
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