Top native slipper orchids
12 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Kentucky Lady's Slipper
Cypripedium kentuckiense
caterpillars
1
flowers
2
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Pink Lady's Slipper
Cypripedium acaule
food
1
flowers
17
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Showy Lady's Slipper
Cypripedium reginae
food
1
flowers
9
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Yellow Lady's Slipper
Cypripedium parviflorum
flowers
24
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Small White Lady's-slipper
Cypripedium candidum
flowers
13
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Ram's-head Lady's Slipper
Cypripedium arietinum
flowers
5
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Mountain Lady's-slipper
Cypripedium montanum
flowers
3
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Clustered Lady's Slipper
Cypripedium fasciculatum
flowers
3
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Sparrow's-egg Lady's Slipper
Cypripedium passerinum
flowers
2
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California Lady's Slipper
Cypripedium californicum
flowers
1
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Spotted Lady's Slipper
Cypripedium guttatum
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Yellow Spotted Lady's-slipper
Cypripedium yatabeanum