Orchidaceae
Lady's-slipper orchid
Cypripedium calceolus
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Cypripedium
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Common names
By language (47)
- Arabic
- خف السيدة الأصفر
- arz
- خف السيدة الاصفر
- Azerbaijani
- Əsl zöhrəçiçəyi
- Belarusian
- Венерын чаравічак, Венерын чаравічак сапраўдны, Зязюлька, Чаравік сапраўдны
- Bulgarian
- Венерина пантофка, Венерина обувка
- Catalan
- Sabatetes de la mare de Déu, Esclops
- Chinese
- 杓兰, 杓蘭
- Croatian
- Gospina papučica
- cv
- Венера пушмакĕ
- Czech
- Střevíčník pantoflíček, Střevičník pantoflíček
- Danish
- Stor Fruesko, Fruesko
- Dutch
- Vrouwenschoentje, Venusschoentje, Venusschoentjes
- English
- Lady's-slipper orchid, Ladyis slipper orchid, Ladyís slipper orchid
- Estonian
- Kaunis kuldking
- Finnish
- Lehtotikankontti, Tikankontti
- French
- Sabot de Vénus, Sabot de Venus
- German
- Gelber Frauenschuh, Europäischer Frauenschuh, Gelb-Frauenschuh, Marienfrauenschuh
- gsw
- Gählè Frauèschuèh
- hsb
- Europski črijenk
- Hungarian
- Boldogasszony papucsa, Erdei papucskosbor, Vénusz-sarucska
- Italian
- Scarpetta di Venere, Scarpetta della Madonna
- Japanese
- カラフトアツモリソウ
- Kazakh
- Кәдімгі шолпанкебіс
- koi
- Кӧккоті, Кöккоті
- lah
- پیلی سوانی جتی
- Latvian
- Dzeltenā dzegužkurpīte
- Lithuanian
- Plačialapė klumpaitė
- lld
- Cialzá dl cuch
- Luxembourgish
- Giel Venusschlapp
- Mongolian
- Шар саадганцэцэг
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Marisko, Fruesko
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Marisko, Orkideen marisko
- Persian
- ارکیده دارزی
- Polish
- Obuwik pospolity
- Romanian
- Papucul doamnei
- Russian
- Башмачок настоящий, Адамова голова, Адамова трава, Башмачок известняковый, Венерин башмачок, Венерин башмачок жёлтый, Венерин башмачок настоящий, Венерин башмачок обыкновенный
- Serbian
- Госпина папучица, Gospina papučica
- Serbian (Latin)
- Gospina papučica
- Slovak
- Črievičník papučkový
- Slovenian
- Lepi čeveljc
- Spanish
- Zueco de Dama, C. calceolus
- Swedish
- Guckusko, Sorgskräpp, Toffelblomma
- Tatar
- Чын кәккүк читеге
- Thai
- รองเท้านารีสีทอง
- Ukrainian
- Зозулині черевички справжні, Черевички зозулині
- vep
- Kur'genkengäd
- Welsh
- Esgid Fair
Synonyms
- Calceolus alternifolius St.-Lag.
- Calceolus marianus Crantz
- Cypripedilon marianus (Crantz) Rouy
- Cypripedium alternifolium St.-Lag.
- Cypripedium atsmori C.Morren
- Cypripedium boreale Salisb.
- Cypripedium calceolus f. grandifolium Bolzon
- Cypripedium calceolus f. triflorum Rouy
- Cypripedium calceolus prol. biflorum Rouy
- Cypripedium calceolus var. bellum Chmiel
- Cypripedium calceolus var. biflorum Rouy
- Cypripedium calceolus var. citrina B.Hergt
- Cypripedium calceolus var. citrinum B.Hergt
- Cypripedium calceolus var. viridiflora M.Schulze
- Cypripedium calceolus var. viridiflorum M.Schulze
- Cypripedium cruciatum Dulac
- Cypripedium ferrugineum Gray
- Cypripedium guttatum subsp. microsaccos (Kraenzl.) Soó
- Cypripedium microsaccos Kraenzl.
Flowers
- In flower
- May to June (from 8,392 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Nigel Voaden, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Dmitry Kulakov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Sigitas Juzėnas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Julien Renoult, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Mattia Menchetti, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Bobo-X, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Mg-K, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Avustfel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Valentin Kosterin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.