| Accepted name: |
Cypripedium acaule Aiton |
| Synonym(s): |
-Cypripedium humile Pursh
-Fissipes acaulis (Aiton) Small
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| English names: |
Moccasin Flower
Stemless Lady's Slipper
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| French names: |
Cypripède acaule
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Orchidales
Family: Orchidaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HCYPAC
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
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| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
Root used for neuralgia and other pain and infusion taken for "rupture pains." Infusion of root given for worms. Infusion of root taken for colds and hot infusion of root taken for flu. Compound infusion taken for stomach cramps. Compound infusion taken for kidney trouble. Infusion taken for diabetes and hot infusion of root taken for flu(*7)(3). |
| Key Characters: |
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