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Photographer: Merel R. Black
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Family Orchidaceae
Cypripedium parviflorum Salisb. var. makasin (Farw.) Sheviak
small yellow lady's-slipper
Cypripedium: incorrect Latinization of ancient Greek words meaning "Venus's shoe"
parviflorum: Latin for "small flower"
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| Status: | Special Concern |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 8"-30" tall forb |
| Flower: | 6-parted; pouch 3/4"- 1 1/8" long, yellow, often with purple veins; sepals usually twisted, green-yellow to purple-brown; inflorescence 1 or 2 flowers; blooms May-June |
| Leaf: | mostly surrounding the stem, oval |
| Habitat: | wet to moist; conifer swamps, fens |
| Notes: | differs from C. p. var. pubescens by having a smaller pouch, darker sepals, and occurring less often in upland sites |
| (Glossary) |
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