Cypripedium kentuckiense

Classification	Monocots
Family	Orchidaceae
Family (Traditional)	Orchidaceae
Genus	Cypripedium
Species:	Cypripedium kentuckiense C.F. Reed
Common Name	Kentucky Ladys Slipper
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; 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 Venation: parallel; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Pollinium; 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; TN[S2] KY[S1S2] (State Rank); G3 (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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Counties - Species Present

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

Synonym	Full Citation
Cypripedium daultonii	Cypripedium daultonii V.G. Soukup

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: Knox (KY), Laurel (KY), Lewis (KY), McCreary (KY), Pulaski (KY), Rowan (KY), Wayne (KY), Decatur (TN), Scott (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, MDKY, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1980 - 1987

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31234100107109	Lewis	Kentucky		Richard H. Hannan	EKY Cypripedium kentuckiense
BEREA005088	McCreary	Kentucky			BEREA Cypripedium kentuckiense
BEREA005090	Knox	Kentucky			BEREA Cypripedium kentuckiense
BEREA005087	McCreary	Kentucky			BEREA Cypripedium kentuckiense
BEREA005089	Knox	Kentucky			BEREA Cypripedium kentuckiense
MDKY00006512	McCreary	Kentucky			MDKY Cypripedium kentuckiense
MDKY00006513	Rowan	Kentucky			MDKY Cypripedium kentuckiense
MDKY00006511	Rowan	Kentucky			MDKY Cypripedium kentuckiense
MDKY00006514	Rowan	Kentucky			MDKY Cypripedium kentuckiense
TENN-V-0073020	Decatur	Tennessee			TENN Cypripedium kentuckiense
TENN-V-0073021	Scott	Tennessee			TENN Cypripedium kentuckiense
TENN-V-0073022	Scott	Tennessee			TENN Cypripedium kentuckiense
TENN-V-0073024	Scott	Tennessee			TENN Cypripedium kentuckiense
TENN-V-0073023	Scott	Tennessee			TENN Cypripedium kentuckiense
UCHT008556	Scott	Tennessee			UCHT Cypripedium kentuckiense
APSC0086370	Pulaski	Kentucky	20 May 1987	Max Medley	APSC Cypripedium kentuckiense
APSC0069912	Scott	Tennessee			APSC Cypripedium kentuckiense
APSC0074704	Scott	Tennessee			APSC Cypripedium kentuckiense
APSC0069905	Scott	Tennessee			APSC Cypripedium kentuckiense
APSC0086368	Laurel	Kentucky			APSC Cypripedium kentuckiense
APSC0086369	Pulaski	Kentucky	20 May 1987	Max Medley	APSC Cypripedium kentuckiense
APSC0058205	Rowan	Kentucky			APSC Cypripedium kentuckiense
APSC0069910	Scott	Tennessee			APSC Cypripedium kentuckiense
APSC0077590	Wayne	Kentucky	29 May 1980	Max Medley	APSC Cypripedium kentuckiense
APSC0077589	McCreary	Kentucky			APSC Cypripedium kentuckiense
APSC0069911	Scott	Tennessee			APSC Cypripedium kentuckiense
APSC0074703	Scott	Tennessee			APSC Cypripedium kentuckiense
APSC0069904	Scott	Tennessee			APSC Cypripedium kentuckiense
APSC0115271	Knox	Kentucky			APSC Cypripedium kentuckiense
BEREA025712	Knox	Kentucky			EKY Cypripedium kentuckiense
31234100719838	Rowan	Kentucky		Max E. Medley	EKY Cypripedium kentuckiense

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Cypripedium kentuckiense

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