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§1 Plant
Calypso bulbosa (L.) Oakes
vernacular fairy slipper — species · Orchidaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Monocot
- Family
- Orchidaceae Juss.
- Genus
- Calypso
§2a
Native status, by region
- AK Alaska Native
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 212 counties across 19 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 212 counties across 19 states/territories.
Alaska view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Arizona view state ↗ 3 N ▾
California view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Colorado view state ↗ 17 N ▾
Idaho view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Maine view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 20 N ▾
Minnesota view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Montana view state ↗ 10 N ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 2 N ▾
New Mexico view state ↗ 7 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 10 N ▾
Oregon view state ↗ 23 N ▾
- Baker 41001
- Benton 41003
- Clackamas 41005
- Columbia 41009
- Coos 41011
- Curry 41015
- Douglas 41019
- Hood River 41027
- Jackson 41029
- Jefferson 41031
- Josephine 41033
- Klamath 41035
- Lane 41039
- Linn 41043
- Marion 41047
- Multnomah 41051
- Polk 41053
- Umatilla 41059
- Union 41061
- Wallowa 41063
- Wasco 41065
- Washington 41067
- Yamhill 41071
South Dakota view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Utah view state ↗ 8 N ▾
Vermont view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Washington view state ↗ 25 N ▾
- Asotin 53003
- Chelan 53007
- Clallam 53009
- Columbia 53013
- Ferry 53019
- Garfield 53023
- Island 53029
- King 53033
- Kittitas 53037
- Klickitat 53039
- Lewis 53041
- Okanogan 53047
- Pacific 53049
- Pend Oreille 53051
- Pierce 53053
- San Juan 53055
- Skagit 53057
- Skamania 53059
- Spokane 53063
- Stevens 53065
- Thurston 53067
- Walla Walla 53071
- Whatcom 53073
- Whitman 53075
- Yakima 53077
Wisconsin view state ↗ 14 N ▾
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/CABU ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/5323572 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26
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