About Cypripedium guttatum Sw.
Cypripedium guttatum, commonly known as the spotted lady's slipper or Alaskan lady's slipper, is an orchid species that occurs across three continents. Each stem of this plant bears approximately two alternating, clasping leaves, and the plant reaches a height between 12 and 35 centimeters. Its labellum, which is shaped like a pitcher, is colored magenta and white. This species is native to Belarus, Russia (including European Russia, Siberia, and the Russian Far East), China (including Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Tibet, and Yunnan), Korea, Mongolia, Bhutan, Alaska (including the Aleutian Islands), and northern Canada (including Yukon and the Northwest Territories). It grows in forests, thickets, and grasslands. Cypripedium guttatum is pollinated by multiple bee species from the genus Lasioglossum. Its blooming period runs from spring through early to mid summer.
