Cypripedium Fasciculatum (Noun)
Meaning
Clusters of several short stems each having 2 broad leaves and 2-4 drooping brownish to greenish flowers with pouches mottled with purple; British Columbia to central California and northern Colorado.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The clusters of cypripedium fasciculatum in the forest caught the botanist's attention with their unique pouches mottled with purple.
- Cypripedium fasciculatum was found to thrive in shaded areas with rich soil from British Columbia to central California and northern Colorado.
- A single plant of cypripedium fasciculatum may have multiple stems, each bearing 2-4 drooping flowers with distinct brownish to greenish hues.
- The botanist identified the clusters of short stems with 2 broad leaves as cypripedium fasciculatum, a rare orchid native to western North America.
- In their habitat, cypripedium fasciculatum often grows in clusters near deciduous trees or shrubs that provide shade and retain moisture in the soil.