Cypripedium calceolus var. parviflorum (Salis) Fernald

  • Authority

    Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

  • Family

    Orchidaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Cypripedium calceolus var. parviflorum (Salis) Fernald

  • Description

    Variety Description - Smaller, with smaller, darker fls, the pet 3–5 cm, the lip 2–3 cm, chiefly of moist or wet low places, is northern and cordilleran, s. in our range to N. Engl., the Lake states, n. N.J., Pa., O., and at progressively higher elev. in the S. Appalachian Mts. to N.C. (C. parviflorum)