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Orchidaceae

Spotted lady slipper

Cypripedium yatabeanum Makino

Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Cypripedium

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Spotted lady slipper: SECTION Bifolium Distribution: Kamchatka to N. & NC. Japan, Aleutian Islands to SW. Alaska (31 KAM KUR 38 JAP 70 ALU ASK) Lifeform: Rhizome geophyte Homotypic s
Photo: sunoochi from Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (6)
arz
سيبريديوم ياتابيانوم
Chinese
黄钤杓兰
English
Spotted lady slipper, Spotted lady's slipper
German
Yatabe-Frauenschuh
Japanese
キバナノアツモリソウ, コクマガイソウ
Russian
Башмачок Ятабе, Венерин башмачок Ятабе

Synonyms

  • Cypripedium guttatum subsp. guttatum
  • Cypripedium guttatum subsp. yatabeanum (Makino) Hultén
  • Cypripedium guttatum subsp. yatabeanum Soó
  • Cypripedium guttatum var. yatabeanum (Makino) Pfitzer
  • Cypripedium guttatum var. yatabeanum Pfitz.

Flowers

In flower
June to July (from 28 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Alaska: native

Photos

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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.