Cypripedium calceolus L.
(Lady’s Slipper, Lady’s-slipper)

Interactions where Cypripedium calceolus is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
flower flower is pollinated or fertilised by adult Questionable APOIDEA solitary and hive bees Hymenoptera Orchids of Britain & Ireland: a field and site guide, Harrap, A. & S., 2009
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Apoidea/Apoideasolitary and hive beesadult Plant / pollinated /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Cypripedium calceolus/Cypripedium calceoluslady’s slipper, lady's-slipper?flower adult pollinates or fertilises flower
flower flower is pollinated or fertilised by adult Questionable Andrena mining bees Hymenoptera: Andrenidae Orchids of Britain & Ireland: a field and site guide, Harrap, A. & S., 2009
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Andrenidae/Andrena/Andrenamining beesadult Plant / pollinated /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Cypripedium calceolus/Cypripedium calceoluslady’s slipper, lady's-slipper?flower adult pollinates or fertilises flower

Author & YearTitleSource
Harrap, A. & S., 2009Orchids of Britain & Ireland: a field and site guide2nd edition, 480pp, A&C Black Publishers Ltd

Cypripedium calceolus (Lady’s Slipper, Lady’s-slipper) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCypripedium calceolus (Lady’s Slipper, Lady’s-slipper)
GenusCypripedium (slipper orchids)
FamilyORCHIDACEAE (orchids)
OrderASPARAGALES (orchids, daffodils, onions & irises)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cypripedium calceolus (Lady’s Slipper, Lady’s-slipper)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Pearman, D. & Walker, K. 2004 Comment: Rare plant introductions in the UK: creative conservation or wildflower gardening? British Wildlife Vol 15, No. 3: 174-182.

Cypripedium calceolus (Lady’s Slipper, Lady’s-slipper) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Cypripedium calceolus (Lady’s Slipper, Lady’s-slipper):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 8 images of Cypripedium calceolus (Lady’s Slipper, Lady’s-slipper)
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