plant-banner1

NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details

Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens [= Cypripedium calceolus var. pubescens]

Large Yellow Lady's-slipper, Whippoorwill Shoes

Scientific Name:

Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens [= Cypripedium calceolus var. pubescens]

Genus:

Cypripedium

Species Epithet:

parviflorum

Common Name:

Large Yellow Lady's-slipper, Whippoorwill Shoes

Plant Type

Herb/Wildflower

Life Cycle

Perennial

Plant Family

Orchidaceae (Orchid Family)

Native/Alien:

NC Native

Size:

1-3 ft.

Bloom Color(s):

Yellow

Light:

Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day

Soil Moisture:

Moist

Bloom Time:

April, May, June

Growing Area:

Mountains, Piedmont

Habitat Description:

Rich mesic forests. Common in NC Mountains, uncommon in Piedmont.

Leaf Arrangement:

Alternate

Leaf Retention:

Deciduous

Leaf Type:

Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like

Leaf Form:

Simple

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Wildlife Value:

Has some wildlife value

Landscape Value:

Suitable for home landscapes

State Rank:

S3: Vulnerable (*Key)

Global Rank:

G_T_: Subspecies or Variety Rank (add status to NOTES section) (*Key)

State Status:

Exploited (*Key)

Notes:

NC Natural Heritage Program Global Rank: G5T5

New Growth

image

Tom Harville

New shoots

image

Tom Harville

Bud

David McAdoo

image

Bloom

image

David McAdoo

Plants

image

Tom Harville

Bloom with Seed Pod

image

David McAdoo

Spent Bloom

image

Tom Harville

Links:

USDA PLANTS Database Record



Permalink - (right click to save this page to your bookmarks)

<<< PREVIOUS

NEXT >>>

back to top
go to plant details search
go to plant images search
go to gallery home
back to Initial c Gallery
back to orchids
back to Carnivorous Plants
back to Trilliums