Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
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PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Synthesis of the North American Flora (Kartesz, 1999)
Cypripedium pubescens
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 049-01-002:
Cypripedium calceolus var. pubescens
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
COMMON NAME:
Large Yellow Lady's Slipper
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JK Marlow jkm120421_282
April Hendersonvlle County NC
Holmes Educational Forest
Fruit an ellipsoid capsule 1.0-1.5" long, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
JK Marlow jkm120421_291
April Hendersonvlle County NC
Holmes Educational Forest
Sepals and twisted petals are greenish-yellow, spreading, and lance-shaped, per Wildflowers of Tennessee.
JK Marlow jkm120421_301
April Hendersonvlle County NC
Holmes Educational Forest
Leaves hairy, pleated, 4-8" long and half as wide, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
JK Marlow jkm150423_624b
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The lip forms the bright yellow pouch that is purple-spotted within, per Wildflowers of Tennessee.
Kevin Adams kcacypripediumpubesc_w20
May NC-TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Sepals & lateral petals greenish-brown/brownish-yellow, pouch 1" or more, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
Ron Lance rwl_cypr_pubescens
May Jackson County NC
Big Ridge Preserve
3-5 leaves, mostly sheathed, widely spaced on the stem, pleated, hairy, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
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PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Synthesis of the North American Flora (Kartesz, 1999)
Cypripedium pubescens
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 049-01-002:
Cypripedium calceolus var. pubescens
FAMILY
Orchidaceae