Perhaps the most spectacular group of Ohio orchids are the lady’s slippers in the genus Cypripedium. Four species occur, one of which, the pink lady’s slipper, is the subject of this column.

The pink and white lady’s slipper (Cypripedium reginae), also known as the showy lady’s slipper or queen’s lady slipper, was adopted as the state flower in 1902. Credit: Courtesy of the ...

The decrease reflects the recovery of populations, with Cypripedium macranthos var. rebunense, which grows on Rebun Island in Hokkaido, moved to the "near threatened" category. Newly listed ...

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The impacts of the threats were assessed against the species population and distribution objectives set out in the Recovery Strategy for the Small White Lady’s-slipper (Cypripedium candidum) in Canada ...

The first on our list is the Scarlet Columbine (Aquilegia formosa). This wildflower grows to be about 2 to 3 feet tall, and is open-branched. It has some other common names: the Western Columbine, the ...

This well-loved orchid belongs to the Cypripedium genus, which currently contains 58 terrestrial species that all feature short, robust rhizomes that grow in the top layer of the soil. Natural ...

There are about 30,000 species of orchids found in the world, and of them 500 are found in Nepal. There are different types of orchids: they are called epiphytes if they cling to trees, lithophytes if ...