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Fairy-slipper

Calypso is a genus of orchids containing one species, Calypso bulbosa, known as the calypso orchid, fairy slipper or Venus's slipper. It is a perennial member of the orchid family found in undisturbed northern and montane forests. It has a small pink, purple, pinkish-purple, or red flower accented with a white lip, darker purple spottings, and yellow beard. The genus Calypso takes its name from the Greek signifying concealment, as they tend to favor sheltered areas on conifer forest floors. The specific epithet, bulbosa, refers to the bulb-like corms.

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Fairy-slipper (Calypso bulbosa) observed in Port Angeles

Fairy-slipper orchids are sensitive to soil disturbance and disappear quickly when forests are lo...

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Taxonomy

Scientific: Calypso bulbosa
Family: Orchidaceae
Genus: Calypso
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Asparagales
Habit: herb