Calypso bulbosa

Calypso bulbosa
	Calypso bulbosa, in Anacortes, Washington (state)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Epidendreae
Subtribe:	Calypsoinae
Genus:	Calypso; Salisb.
Species:	C. bulbosa
Binomial name
	Calypso bulbosa; (L.) Oakes
Synonyms
	Cypripedium bulbosum L.; Cymbidium boreale Sw.; Limodorum boreale (Sw.) Sw.; Calypso borealis (Sw.) Salisb.; Cytherea borealis (Sw.) Salisb.; Orchidium arcticum Sw.; Orchidium boreale (Sw.) Sw. in J.W.Palmstruch; Calypsodium boreale (Sw.) Link; Norna borealis (Sw.) Wahlenb.; Cytherea bulbosa (L.) House; Calypso bulbosa f. candida Hyl.;

Calypso is a genus of orchids containing one species, Calypso bulbosa, known as the calypso orchid, fairy slipper or Venus's slipper. It is a perennial member of the orchid family found in undisturbed northern and montane forests. It has a small pink, purple, pinkish-purple, or red flower accented with a white lip, darker purple spottings, and yellow beard. The genus Calypso takes its name from the Greek signifying concealment, as they tend to favor sheltered areas on conifer forest floors. The specific epithet, bulbosa, refers to the bulb-like corms.

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