Cypripedium acaule Aiton

Orchidaceae

Collection NumberDavidson, C 12972
CollectorsChris Davidson, D. E. Boufford, Sharon Christoph & Tomomi Masaki
Identified ByD. Boufford (G), May, 2015
SourceC. Davidson
Date12 May 2015
CountryUSA
stateNorth Carolina
countyMacon
LocationHighlands. Along road to Sunset Rock off Horse Cover Road SE of the city of Highlands.
Lat/LongN 35 02 47 W 083 11 13

Local Habitat

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LocationUSA, Macon County, North Carolina, Highlands. Along road to Sunset Rock off Horse Cover Road SE of the city of Highlands., N 35 02 47 W 083 11 13
Date12 May 2015
Ecology Mixed Quercus forest (Q. rubra, Q. coccinea, Q. alba) with Magnolia fraseri and M. tripetala, Acer rubrum and Nyssa sylvatica and mixed ericaceous shrub layer (Epigaea, Gaultheria, Gaylussacia, Kalmia latifolia, Oxydendrum, Vaccinium and Leiophyllum at margin of forest).
CommentMost of the species found here are in forest along and below the road to this outcrop.