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Fairy-slipper

Calypso bulbosa

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 741, February 547, March 858, April 1,349, May 1,945, June 2,121, July 2,270, August 1,952, September 1,433, October 1,070, November 585, December 457.
United States30,269
Alaska15,329
Canada12,609
British Columbia7,646
Washington4,729
Alberta3,114
California2,986
Oregon2,712
Idaho1,446
Colorado1,058

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
Classmonocots · Liliopsida
OrderAgaves, Orchids, Irises, and Allies · Asparagales
FamilyOrchids · Orchidaceae
Genusfairy-slippers · Calypso

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