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  • Calypso bulbosa
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  • |} Calypso bulbosa is a small pink, purple, or red flowered (accented with white lower lip, darker purple spottings, and yellow beard) perennial member of the orchid family (Orchidaceae), and is found in undisturbed northern montane forests. It is the only species currently classified in the genus Caypso, which takes its name from the Greek signifying concealment, as they tend to favor sheltered areas on conifer forest floors.
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binoname
  • Calypso bulbosa
stribe
  • Calypsoinae
Name
  • Calypso bulbosa
Species
  • C. bulbosa
Genus
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binomial authority
  • Oakes
Tribe
  • Calypsoeae
Year
  • 1842
abstract
  • |} Calypso bulbosa is a small pink, purple, or red flowered (accented with white lower lip, darker purple spottings, and yellow beard) perennial member of the orchid family (Orchidaceae), and is found in undisturbed northern montane forests. It is the only species currently classified in the genus Caypso, which takes its name from the Greek signifying concealment, as they tend to favor sheltered areas on conifer forest floors.