Taxon:  Cypripedium calceolus L.



Summary
Genus:
Cypripedium
Family:
Orchidaceae
Subfamily:
Cypripedioideae
Nomen number:
12914
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:951.  1753
Verified:
12/16/1999 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (1  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Cypripedium calceolus L. var. calceolus

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  2. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  3. Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
  4. CITES. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).
  5. Cribb, P. J. 1997. The genus Cypripedium 150.
  6. Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
  7. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1347.
  8. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  9. Munro, D. B. Canadian poisonous plants information system (on-line resource).
  10. Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:392.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishlady's-slipper  1Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
Englishlady's-slipper orchid  1Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1347.
Frenchsabot de Vénus  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1347.
Germangelber Frauenschuh  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1347.
GermanMarien-Frauenschuh  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1347.
Swedishguckusko  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHeilongjiang Sheng Cribb, P. J. 1997. The genus Cypripedium 150.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJilin Sheng Cribb, P. J. 1997. The genus Cypripedium 150.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaNei Mongol Zizhiqu Cribb, P. J. 1997. The genus Cypripedium 150.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapan Rebun IslandCribb, P. J. 1997. The genus Cypripedium 150.
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaKorea  Cribb, P. J. 1997. The genus Cypripedium 150.
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationAmur Cribb, P. J. 1997. The genus Cypripedium 150.
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationHabarovskij kraj Cribb, P. J. 1997. The genus Cypripedium 150.
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationPrimorye Cribb, P. J. 1997. The genus Cypripedium 150.
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationSakhalin Cribb, P. J. 1997. The genus Cypripedium 150.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian Federation-Eastern SiberiaEastern Siberia Cribb, P. J. 1997. The genus Cypripedium 150.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian Federation-Western SiberiaWestern Siberia Cribb, P. J. 1997. The genus Cypripedium 150.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeBelarus  Cribb, P. J. 1997. The genus Cypripedium 150.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeEstonia  Cribb, P. J. 1997. The genus Cypripedium 150.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeLatvia  Cribb, P. J. 1997. The genus Cypripedium 150.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeLithuania  Cribb, P. J. 1997. The genus Cypripedium 150.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationSaratov Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:392.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian Federation-European partEuropean part Cribb, P. J. 1997. The genus Cypripedium 150.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine  Cribb, P. J. 1997. The genus Cypripedium 150.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  Cribb, P. J. 1997. The genus Cypripedium 150.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeBelgium  Cribb, P. J. 1997. The genus Cypripedium 150.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeCzechoslovakia  Cribb, P. J. 1997. The genus Cypripedium 150.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  Cribb, P. J. 1997. The genus Cypripedium 150.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary  Cribb, P. J. 1997. The genus Cypripedium 150.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeNetherlands  Cribb, P. J. 1997. The genus Cypripedium 150.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropePoland  Cribb, P. J. 1997. The genus Cypripedium 150.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  Cribb, P. J. 1997. The genus Cypripedium 150.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeDenmark  Cribb, P. J. 1997. The genus Cypripedium 150.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeFinland  Cribb, P. J. 1997. The genus Cypripedium 150.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeNorway  Cribb, P. J. 1997. The genus Cypripedium 150.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeSweden  Cribb, P. J. 1997. The genus Cypripedium 150.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited KingdomEngland Cribb, P. J. 1997. The genus Cypripedium 150.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  Cribb, P. J. 1997. The genus Cypripedium 150.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  Cribb, P. J. 1997. The genus Cypripedium 150.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeFormer Yugoslavia  Cribb, P. J. 1997. The genus Cypripedium 150.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece n.Cribb, P. J. 1997. The genus Cypripedium 150.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly n.Cribb, P. J. 1997. The genus Cypripedium 150.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  Cribb, P. J. 1997. The genus Cypripedium 150.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance e.Cribb, P. J. 1997. The genus Cypripedium 150.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain n.e.Cribb, P. J. 1997. The genus Cypripedium 150.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • SIBERIA: Russian Federation-Western Siberia [Western Siberia], Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia [Eastern Siberia]
  • RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation [Amur, Habarovskij kraj, Primorye, Sakhalin]
  • CHINA: China [Heilongjiang Sheng, Jilin Sheng, Nei Mongol Zizhiqu]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Korea, Japan (Rebun Island)
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom [England], Norway, Sweden
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Czechoslovakia, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part], Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Russian Federation [Saratov], Ukraine
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Former Yugoslavia, Albania, Bulgaria, Greece (n.), Italy (n.), Romania
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (n.e.), France (e.)

Reference(s)
  1. Cribb, P. J. 1997. The genus Cypripedium 150.
  2. Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:392.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Medicinesfolklore Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=12914. Accessed 17 April 2026.