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Calypso bulbosa

FAIRY SLIPPER

Orchidaceae
Orchid family

Calypso bulbosa © Edge Of Eden


Perennial, 3–7" (7–18 cm).
Flowers purplish outside, purple-lined inside, white to pink with white to yellow on edge, with a hairy, ± red-spotted base.
Blooming March–July. 
Moist, generally shaded coniferous forest.
Elevation < 5900' (1800 m).
Northwestern California, Central Western California.
A California Flora p. 1399
The Jepson Manual p. 1214 1217

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Last modified: February 2, 2009





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