Cypripedium guttatum, the spotted lady's slipperGo Orchids, North American Orchid Conservation Center or Alaskan lady's slipper, 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. The magenta and white colored labellum is pitcher shaped.
Pollination This species is pollinated by various species of bees in the genus Lasioglossum. It blooms from spring to early summer and mid summer.
Distribution It 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). It grows in forests, thickets, and grasslands.
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