Calypso bulbosa Fairyslipper (Orchidaceae)

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Calypso bulbosa
Fairyslipper
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The Calypso bulbosa plant species is found in N. Europe, N. America - Alaska to California. It is a member of the Orchidaceae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Fairyslipper. Some home gardeners know the variety as C. borealis. Cytherea bulbosa.

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Latin Name:  Calypso bulbosa
Common Name:  Fairyslipper
Family:  Orchidaceae
Author:  (L.)Oakes.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  0.1   Mature Width:  0.1

Habitat:  Soils rich with decaying leaves and wood, in moist pine or spruce woods and by cool shady streams from sea level to the mid-montane zone[60, 155].

Edible Uses: Bulb - raw or cooked[22, 46, 61, 105, 155]. Rather small[161]. The corms have a rich, butter-like quality[256]. They were usually boiled by the North American Indians before being eaten, though young maidens would eat them raw as they were believed to increase the size of the bust[256].

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