PLANTS Profile for Calypso bulbosa var. occidentalis (fairy slipper)

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PLANTS Profile

Calypso bulbosa (L.) Oakes var. occidentalis (Holz.) B. Boivin
fairy slipper

Symbol:

CABUO

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Orchidaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Calypso bulbosa (L.) Oakes var. occidentalis (Holz.) B. Boivin

©Susan McDougall. Trees Live Here. United States, WA, Mount Adams, S. side, Road 71. May 30, 2005. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Calypso bulbosa (L.) Oakes var. occidentalis (Holz.) B. Boivin

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Synonyms:
Calypso bulbosa (L.) Oakes var. occidentalis (Holz.) B. Boivin

CABUO2

Calypso bulbosa (L.) Oakes ssp. occidentalis (Holz.) Calder & Roy L. Taylor

Distribution:
Calypso bulbosa (L.) Oakes var. occidentalis (Holz.) B. Boivin


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, CA, ID, OR, WA), CAN (BC)

Related Taxa:
Calypso bulbosa (L.) Oakes var. occidentalis (Holz.) B. Boivin

View 126 genera in Orchidaceae, 1 species in Calypso, 2 varieties in Calypso bulbosa (L.) Oakes

Classification:
Calypso bulbosa (L.) Oakes var. occidentalis (Holz.) B. Boivin

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Liliidae
Order	Orchidales
Family	Orchidaceae – Orchid family
Genus	Calypso Salisb. – fairy slipper
Species	Calypso bulbosa (L.) Oakes – fairy slipper
Variety	Calypso bulbosa (L.) Oakes var. occidentalis (Holz.) B. Boivin – fairy slipper

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Calypso bulbosa (L.) Oakes var. occidentalis (Holz.) B. Boivin

The related entities italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Michigan:
Calypso bulbosa
calypso or fairy-slipper		Threatened
New Hampshire:
Calypso bulbosa
fairy slipper		Endangered
New York:
Calypso bulbosa
calypso		Endangered
Vermont:
Calypso bulbosa
fairy slipper		Threatened
Wisconsin:
Calypso bulbosa
fairy slipper		Threatened

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Calypso bulbosa (L.) Oakes var. occidentalis (Holz.) B. Boivin

Calypso bulbosa:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACU,FACW

FACW

FAC

FACU

FAC+

FACW

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Calypso bulbosa (L.) Oakes var. occidentalis (Holz.) B. Boivin

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 527041.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 05/19/2013 12:07 AM CDT