Cypripedium molle Lindl.

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All orchids are listed on at least Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), thus restricting trade in wild-collected plants (3).

This orchid is a terrestrial herb. A cluster of tall stems can be seen rising from an underground rhizome; a single plant may sometimes have over 12 stems, which are highly attractive when in flower (2). The leaves are narrow and hairy and the inflorescence (or flower stalk) may bear up to five flowers, although these tend to come into bloom one after the other (2). The flowers of this orchid are yellow with red marks and the downy petals are incurved, whilst the large lip is sac-like (2).

Cypripedium molle is found in dry, pine-oak forest, associated with red clay soils; at altitudes of between 1,750 and 2,050 metres above sea level (2).

Found in Mexico, in the state of Oaxaca at the southern boarder of the country (2).

Listed on Appendix II of CITES (3).

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Cypripedium molle is a species of orchid native to Puebla and Oaxaca, Mexico.

Cypripedium molle can have as many as 12 stems, each bearing up to 5 pale yellow flowers.