Franklin’s Lady’s-slipper vs Heart-Shaped Lip Cypripedium

Cypripedium passerinum compared with Cypripedium cordigerum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Franklin’s Lady’s-slipper	Heart-Shaped Lip Cypripedium
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Asparagales (Spargelartige)	Asparagales (Spargelartige)
Family same	Orchidaceae	Orchidaceae
Genus same	Cypripedium	Cypripedium
Species	Cypripedium passerinum	Cypripedium cordigerum

Evolutionary Relationship

Franklin’s Lady’s-slipper and Heart-Shaped Lip Cypripedium share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cypripedium.

Ansehen Genus: Cypripedium

Conservation Status

Franklin’s Lady’s-slipper

VU — Vulnerable

Heart-Shaped Lip Cypripedium

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Franklin’s Lady’s-slipper	Heart-Shaped Lip Cypripedium
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Franklin’s Lady’s-slipper

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.