BC Flora
Calypso bulbosa ssp. bulbosa
| Name |
| Calypso bulbosa ssp. bulbosa |
| Scientific NameA scientific name consists of the name of the organism and the name(s) of the scientist(s) (or author(s)) who validly published the name and a description of the organism in a journal. |
| Calypso bulbosa (Linnaeus) Oakes in Z. Thompson subsp. bulbosa |
| Common Name |
| fairyslipper |
| Vascular Plants of BC ID Number |
| 46 |
| Biogeoclimatic Regions |
| Boreal white and black spruce |
| Cariboo aspen-lodgepole pine-Douglas fir |
| Engelmann spruce-subalpine fir |
| Interior Douglas fir |
| Interior western hemlock |
| Ponderosa pine-bunchgrass |
| Subboreal spruce |
| Status in the Flora of BC |
| Native |
| Duration |
| Perennial Evergreen |
| Habit |
| Herb Wetland plant |
| Sex |
| Monoclinous |
| Flower Colour |
| red-purple and yellow |
| Flowering Months |
| | April | May | June | July | |
| Fruit |
| Simple dry dehiscent fruit |
| Fruit Colour |
| Base Chromosome Number |
| 7 |
| Chromosome Status in BC |
| Chromosome Somatic Number in BC |
| Poison Status in BC |
| Economic Status in BC |
| Ornamental |
| Ornamental Value in BC |
| Flower |
| Endangered Status in BC |
| Not endangered as of 1976. Try a search on BC Species Explorer for "Calypso bulbosa ssp. bulbosa" for updated information - note that this search will not currently work when discrepancies in nomenclature occur. |
| References |
| (Not yet available) |
| Links |
| Search NatureServe Explorer for "Calypso bulbosa ssp. bulbosa" |
| Search Google images for "Calypso bulbosa ssp. bulbosa" |
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