Cypripedium guttatum
Cypripedium guttatum, the spotted lady's slipper[3] or Alaskan lady's slipper,[4] is a species of orchid found on three continents. Each stem has about two clasping leaves that alternate. The plant has a height of 12 centimeters to 35 centimeters.[5] The magenta and white colored labellum is pitcher shaped.[6] PollinationThis species is pollinated by various species of bees in the genus Lasioglossum. It blooms from spring to early summer and mid summer.[7] DistributionIt is native to Belarus, Russia (European Russia, Siberia and Russian Far East) as well as China (Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Tibet, and Yunnan), Korea, Mongolia, Bhutan, Alaska (including the Aleutians) and northern Canada (Yukon and Northwest Territories).[2][8][9][10] It grows in forests, thickets, and grassland.[8] References
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