Orchidaceae

Kentucky lady's slipper

Cypripedium kentuckiense C.F.Reed

Family: Orchidaceae
Genus: Cypripedium

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Kentucky lady's slipper (Cypripedium kentuckiense) — FlowerPhoto: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)

Bulgarian: Кентъкска пантофка
English: Kentucky lady's slipper
Hebrew: סחלב דרדסי
Russian: Башмачок кентуккийский

Synonyms

Cypripedium daultonii V.G.Soukup
Cypripedium kentuckiense f. pricei P.M.Br.
Cypripedium kentuckiense f. summersii P.M.Br.

Flowers

In flower: April to May (from 59 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Brian Finzel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Elena Gaillard from New York, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Reid Hardin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Orchi, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Orchi, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Miranda Kohout, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Orchi, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Orchi, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.