Cypripedium kentuckiense C.F.Reed

Locations ofCypripedium kentuckiense C.F.Reed in Virginia

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Family
Orchidaceae
Botanical Name
Cypripedium kentuckiense C.F.Reed
Common Name
Kentucky Lady's-slipper
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Cypripedium kentuckiense C.F.Reed
Comments
First known (as C. calceolus) by A.M. Harvill, but not recognized as a remarkable disjunct occurrence of Cypripedium kentuckiense until William & Mary student Troy Weldy astutely brought it to the attention of Professor Martha Case. See Sida 17:423-435 (1996). Native to the south-central U.S., disjunct to AL, e. KY, and e. TN, and hence to the Coastal Plain of VA.
Habitat
Seepage swamp ecotones and hummocks with moderately base-rich soils. Rare, n. Coastal Plain; known from two drainages in Lancaster County.
Native Status
Native

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