Ram's-head Lady's-slipper (Cypripedium arietinum)

Global Rank: G3 - Vulnerable
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Orchidaceae
State: CT, MA, MB, ME, MI, MN, NH, NS, NY, ON, QC, SK, VT, WI
Nature Serve ID: 150310
Lifeform: Forb/herb
Categories of Interest: Orchids
Date Inducted in National Collection:

Description:

Where is Ram's-head Lady's-slipper (Cypripedium arietinum) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Ram's-head Lady's-slipper can be found in Connecticut, Maine, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Vermont, Wisconsin

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University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum

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Assigned 02/28/18

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Ram's-head Lady's-slipper (Cypripedium arietinum) Characteristics

Nomenclature

Taxon	Cypripedium arietinum
Authority	R. Br.
Family	Orchidaceae
CPC Number	1231
ITIS	43540
USDA	CYAR5
Duration	Perennial
Common Names	ram's-head lady's-slipper \| cypripède tête-de-bélier \| ram's head lady's slipper
Associated Scientific Names	Cypripedium arietinum \| Criosanthes arietina
Distribution

State Rank

State	State Rank
Connecticut	SH
Massachusetts	S1
Manitoba	S2S3
Maine	S1
Michigan	S3
Minnesota	S2
New Hampshire	S1
Nova Scotia	S1
New York	S2
Ontario	S3
Quebec	S3
Saskatchewan	S1
Vermont	S2
Wisconsin	S2

Ecological Relationships

Photos

Pollinators

Common Name	Name in Text	Association Type	Source	InteractionID
Bees
Sweat bees	Dialictus	Confirmed Pollinator	Link

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