Characteristics
Monocots
Cypripedium reginae Walter
Showy Ladys Slipper
forb
10
**
Native
EMP (FACW) (NWPL)
TN[S1] KY[SX] (State Rank)
G4G5 (Global Rank)
Anther Type
Pollinium
Armaments
No
Base Flower Color
Pink; White
Carpel Number/Pistil
1; 3
Duration
Perennial
Fruit Dehiscence
Yes
Fruit Type
Capsule
Fruit Wet/Dry
Dry
General Ecology
Terrestrial
Growth Habit
forb
Inflorescence Position
terminal
Inflorescence Types
solitary; two-flowered
Leaf Arrangement
alternate; subopposite
Leaf Complexity
simple
Leaf Dissection
0
Leaf Duration
deciduous
Leaf Fragrance
No
Leaf Notes
3, 4, 5, 6 leaves per stem
Leaf Petiole Type
sessile
Leaf Type
broadleaf
Leaf Venation
parallel
Leaflet Margins
entire
Leaflet Number
0
Moisture Requirements
Mesic; Hydric
Ovary Position
Inferior
Overall Flower Symmetry
Zygomorphic
Ovules per Carpel
>12
Parent Rock
Chert; Sandstone
Perianth Present
Yes
Petal Fusion
No
Petal Number
3
Pistil Complexity
Compound
Pistil Number
1
Placentation Type
Parietal
Sepal Fusion
No
Soil Composition
Mineral
Soil pH
Acidic; Circumneutral
Stamen Number
2
Tepal Fusion
No
Tepal Number
6
Unconsolidated Rock
No; Yes
Unconsolidated Size Class
Cobble; Gravel
Woody Herbaceous
Herbaceous
Classification
Species Distribution Map
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Ecoregions
Southeastern Plains
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Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau
Interior Plateau
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Bluegrass Region
Nashville Basin
Pennyroyal Karst Plain
Western Highland Rim
Eastern Highland Rim
Interior River Valleys and Hills
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Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
Synonyms
Specimens and Distribution
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