Calypso bulbosa var. americana

(R. Brown) Luer

Native Orchids U.S. & Canada, 336. 1975.

Basionym: Calypso americana R. Brown in W. Aiton and W. T. Aiton, Hortus Kew. 5: 208. 1813
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 623.
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Flowers with prominent tuft of contrasting yellow bristles at base of lamina; lamina white or suffused with pink, equaling or longer than conspicuous horns. 2n = 32.


Phenology: Flowering spring–early summer.
Habitat: Mesic to wet coniferous forests, mixed forests, and bogs
Elevation: 0–3100 m

Distribution

Alta., B.C., Man., N.B., Nfld. and Labr., N.W.T., N.S., Nunavut, Ont., P.E.I., Que., Sask., Yukon, Alaska, Ariz., Colo., Idaho, Maine, Mich., Minn., Mont., N.H., N.Mex., N.Y., S.Dak., Utah, Vt., Wash., Wis., Wyo.

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
Charles J. Sheviak +  and Paul M. Catling +
(R. Brown) Luer +
Calypso americana +
Alta. +, B.C. +, Man. +, N.B. +, Nfld. and Labr. +, N.W.T. +, N.S. +, Nunavut +, Ont. +, P.E.I. +, Que. +, Sask. +, Yukon +, Alaska +, Ariz. +, Colo. +, Idaho +, Maine +, Mich. +, Minn. +, Mont. +, N.H. +, N.Mex. +, N.Y. +, S.Dak. +, Utah +, Vt. +, Wash. +, Wis. +  and Wyo. +
0–3100 m +
Mesic to wet coniferous forests, mixed forests, and bogs +
Flowering spring–early summer. +
Native Orchids U.S. & Canada, +
Illustrated +
Cytherea bulbosa +
Calypso bulbosa var. americana +
Calypso bulbosa +
variety +