Orchidaceae Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens (Willd.) Knight
Lesser Yellow Lady's Slipper
Menominee - Drug, Gynecological Aid
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 44
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Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens (Willd.) Knight
Scientific name: Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens (Willd.) Knight
USDA symbol: CYPUP (
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Common names: Lesser Yellow Lady's Slipper
Family: Orchidaceae
Family (APG): Orchidaceae
Native American Tribe: Menominee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Plant used in 'female disorders.'
RECRD: 84870 id: 11952