Species
Cypripedium californicum (California lady’s slipper)
The California lady’s slipper (Cypripedium californicum) is a member of the orchid genus Cypripedium, the lady’s slipper orchids. It is native to the western United States, where it has a very restricted range and can only be found in the mountains of southwestern Oregon (Kalmiopsis Wilderness) and northern California. It prefers the margins of woodland streams in open coniferous forests.
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Humboldt Life
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Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
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Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
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Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
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Class: Liliopsida (Monocots)
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Order: Asparagales (Agaves, orchids, irises, and allies)
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Family: Orchidaceae (Orchids)
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Subfamily: Cypripedioideae (Slipper orchids)
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Genus: Cypripedium (Hardy slipper orchids)
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Section: Irapeana
- Species: Cypripedium californicum (California lady’s slipper)
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Section: Irapeana
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Genus: Cypripedium (Hardy slipper orchids)
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Subfamily: Cypripedioideae (Slipper orchids)
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Family: Orchidaceae (Orchids)
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Order: Asparagales (Agaves, orchids, irises, and allies)
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Class: Liliopsida (Monocots)
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Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
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Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
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Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)