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Cypripedium parviflorum Salisb.
Yellow lady’s slipper
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Liliopsida | Monocots (plants with a single seed leaf); includes the lily family |
| Subclass | Liliidae | Includes lilies, orchids, and many others |
| Order | Asparagales | A diverse group that includes asparagus |
| Family | Orchidaceae | Orchid family |
| Genus | Cypripedium | Latinization (albeit an incorrect one) of ancient Greek words meaning “Venus’ shoe” |
| Species | parviflorum | Latin for “small flower” |
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Cypripedium parviflorum description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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4/15/1979 · Virginia · By Tim Chandler 
5/15/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Massachusetts
≈ 7 × 9" (18 × 23 cm)  ID is uncertain
5/15/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Massachusetts
≈ 18 × 19" (45 × 49 cm) ID is uncertain
4/15/1979 · Virginia · By Tim Chandler
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