Cypripedium acaule | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Cypripedioideae |
Genus: | Cypripedium |
Species: | C. acaule
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Cypripedium acaule | |
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Cypripedium acaule, the pink lady's slipper or moccasin flower, is a species of flowering plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae native to eastern North America. It is currently the provincial flower of Prince Edward Island, Canada,[4] and the state wildflower of New Hampshire, United States.[5]
Indigenous peoples traditionally used this plant for medicinal purposes. For example, Algonquin peoples, who form part of the larger cultural group known as the Anishinaabeg,[6] traditionally used C. acaule to treat menstrual disorders.[7] Due to population decline, harvesting for medicinal purposes is no longer recommended. As C. acaule takes many years to go from seed to mature plant, the gathering of seed-bearing specimens is presently unsustainable.[8]
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