Flower ID: IMG_6119.JPG-06-06-2023 Flower name (scientific): Cypripedium acaule Aiton PY: 1789. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) sip-rih-PEE-dee-um a-KAW-lee Flower name (common): Pink Lady's Slipper Family name (common): Orchid Family name (scientific): Orchidaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: From Greek Kypris Aphrodite (or Venus) and Greek pedilon meaning slipper (perhaps Latin pes for foot), hence Aphrodite's slipper. Refers to the shape of the flower. Specific epithet: Latin for stemless or with very short stem. Common name origin: From the flower lip color, the shape of the flower lip and the genus name. Flower description: Size: 1.5 to 2.5 inches ( 3.8 to 6.3 cm) Petal count: 3 Color: pink Other: flower arrangement, Solitary Plant description: Size: 8 to 16 inches ( 20. to 41. cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is basal, type is simple Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, broadly elliptic to oblong-elliptic, ovate-elliptic, or obovate-elliptic (FNA) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): May to July Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Forests, woods, bogs, swamps, dry to wet, acidic soil, semi shade to sun. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): No close lookalikes. Ethnobotany: The Menominee employed the root of this plant as a medicine to treat unspecified male disorders (Smith, p. 44, 1923). The Meskwaki utilized this plant to prepare a love medicine (Smith, pp. 233-234, 1928). Latitude: 44.710280 Longitude: -91.018580 Altitude: 288.20 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Eau Claire, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Iron, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kewaunee, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Ozaukee, Polk, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vilas, Walworth, Washburn, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, CT, DC, DE, GA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (AB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym: na Wetland Status (NC): FACW Wetland Status (MW): FACW