Species of flowering plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae
Cypripedium acaule
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Secure (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Monocots
Order:
Asparagales
Family:
Orchidaceae
Subfamily:
Cypripedioideae
Genus:
Cypripedium
Species:
C. acaule
Binomial name
Cypripedium acaule
Aiton
Synonyms[3]
List
Calceolus hirsutus (Mill.) Nieuwl.
Cypripedium acaule f. albiflora E.L.Rand & Redfield
Cypripedium acaule f. biflorum P.M.Br.
Cypripedium acaule f. lancifolia House
Cypripedium catesbianum Raf.
Cypripedium hirsutum Mill.
Cypripedium humile Salisb.
Cypripedium vittatum var. planum Raf.
Fissipes acaulis (Aiton) Small
Fissipes acaulis f. lancifolia House
Fissipes hirsuta (Mill.) Farw.
Fissipes hirsuta f. albiflora (E.L.Rand & Redfield) Farw.
Cypripedium acaule is a species of flowering plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae native to eastern North America. It is currently the provincial flower of Prince Edward Island, Canada,[4] and the state wildflower of New Hampshire, United States.[5]
Generations before Cypripedium acaule was claimed by settler-colonists to help represent Prince Edward Island and New Hampshire, Indigenous Peoples entered into healing relations with this plant relative. For example, Algonquin Peoples, whom "form [part of] the larger cultural group known as the Anishinaabeg,"[6] traditionally called on C. acaule to treat menstrual disorders.[7] Due to population decline, harvesting for medicinal purposes is no longer recommended. As C. acaule "takes many years to go from seed to mature plants," the gathering of seed-bearing specimens is presently unsustainable.[8]
^Rankou, H. & Sharma, J. (2014). "Cypripedium acaule". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T43315493A43327599. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T43315493A43327599.en. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
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^"Algonquin | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
^Moerman, Daniel (2020). Native American Ethnobotany (14th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Timber Press, Inc. p. 191. ISBN 978-0-88192-453-4.
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