Cypripedium candidum

Classification	Monocots
Family	Orchidaceae
Family (Traditional)	Orchidaceae
Genus	Cypripedium
Species:	Cypripedium candidum Muhl. ex Willd.
Common Name	White Ladys Slipper
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Mudflat; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Arrangement: subopposite; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Type: sword-like; Leaf Venation: parallel; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Pollinium; Base Flower Color: White; Base Flower Color: Yellow; Carpel Number/Pistil: 1; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: terminal; Inflorescence Types: solitary; Ovary Position: Inferior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 13+; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: No; Petal Number: 3; Pistil Complexity: Compound; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Parietal; Sepal Fusion: No; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 2; Tepal Fusion: No; Tepal Number: 6
C value	10
Status	Native; AGCP (OBL), EMP (OBL) (NWPL); KY[S1] (State Rank); G4 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Hardin (KY), Lewis (KY)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, MDKY, MEM, TENN, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1991 - 1991

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
APSC0076084	Lewis	Kentucky	07 May 1991	Max Medley	APSC Cypripedium candidum
APSC0099439	Hardin	Kentucky			APSC Cypripedium candidum
31234100107117	Hardin	Kentucky		Raymond Athey	EKY Cypripedium candidum
APSC0069774	Hardin	Kentucky			APSC Cypripedium candidum
MEM017663	Hardin	Kentucky		Raymond Athey	MEM Cypripedium candidum
APSC0099440	Hardin	Kentucky			APSC Cypripedium candidum
BRIT468932	Hardin	Kentucky		Raymond Athey	VDB Cypripedium candidum
MDKY00006510	Lewis	Kentucky			MDKY Cypripedium candidum
TENN-V-0073083	Hardin	Kentucky			TENN Cypripedium candidum

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Cypripedium candidum

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