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Enantiopedilum
Cypripedium fasciculatum. Photo: (c) Dan and Raymond, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
Cypripedium is a genus of 58 species and nothospecies of hardy orchids; it is one of five genera that together compose the subfamily of lady’s slipper orchids (Cypripedioideae). They are widespread across much of the Northern Hemisphere, including most of Europe (one species), Russia, China, Central Asia, Canada the United States, Mexico, and Central America. They are most commonly known as slipper orchids or lady’s slipper orchids; other common names include moccasin flower, camel’s foot, squirrel…
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