Uncommon and difficult to find, these remnants of earlier times exist mostly due to the preservation efforts of caring people at The Nature Conservancy, the Indiana DNR Division of Nature Preserves, several private land trusts, and of course the people who support them.
Cypripedium candidum, Whippoorwill's Shoe, Small White Lady's Slipper
Cypripedium calceolus var. parviflorum, Small Yellow Lady's Slipper
Hybrid Lady's Slipper. This is a hybrid of the two previous species, Small White and Small Yellow Lady's Slipper. Depending on your treatment of the large and small yellows (as varieties or distinct species), this hybrid is either Cypripedium X andrewsii or Cypripedium X favillianum (see Swink and Wilhelm, 1994). This orchid is known to backcross with parents, resulting in a "hybrid swarm."
Cypripedium reginae, Showy Lady's Slipper
Cypripedium calceolus var. pubescens, Large Yellow Lady's Slipper
"Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he who understands it aright will rather preserve life than destroy it." Henry David Thoreau, The Maine Woods
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