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Spotted lady slipper
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Scientific classification
Genus:
Cypripedium
Species:
yatabeanum
Synonyms
  • Cypripedium guttatum var. yatabeanum (Makino) Pfitzer in H.G.A.Engler
  • Cypripedium guttatum subsp. yatabeanum (Makino) Hultén

Cypripedium yatabeanum, known as the spotted lady slipper or palomino lady's slipper, is a species of terrestrial orchid. It is native to Alaska (including the Aleutian Islands), to the Russian Far East (Kamchatka and the Kuril Islands), and northern Japan.

It is distinguished from the closely related Cypripedium guttatum by its yellow-green flowers and narrower, longer lip.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Cypripedium yatabeanum para niños

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