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Fairy Slipper - Calypso bulbosa var. americana
Native Species
Global Rank:
G5T5
State Rank:
S4
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General Description
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Diagnostic Characteristics
Sheviak and Catling (2003, Fl. North America, Vol. 26) provide the following characters of variety americana to distinguish it from bulbosa:
Bristles of lip yellow, extensive; lamina white or suffused with pink, usually equaling or longer than horns.
Range Comments
Much of northern North America, running down the Rocky Mountains to Lincoln County (NM), and east to ME (Kartesz 2009).
Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 5
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Recency
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Ecology
POLLINATORS The following animal species have been reported as pollinators of this plant species or its genus where their geographic ranges overlap:
Bombus centralis,
Bombus fervidus,
Bombus flavifrons,
Bombus frigidus,
Bombus melanopygus,
Bombus mixtus,
Bombus rufocinctus, and
Bombus occidentalis (Ackerman 1981).
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References
- Literature Cited AboveLegend:
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Ackerman, J.D. 1981. Pollination biology of Calypso bulbosa var. occidentalis (Orchidaceae): a food-deception system. Madroño 28(3): 101-110.
- Additional ReferencesLegend: View Online Publication
Do you know of a citation we're missing?- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 p.
- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2022. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants, Second Edition. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 779 p.
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