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Wildlife, Animals, and Plants
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VALUE AND USE
SPECIES: Cypripedium passerinum | Spotted Lady's Slipper
WOOD PRODUCTS VALUE :
NO-ENTRY
IMPORTANCE TO LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE :
NO-ENTRY
PALATABILITY :
NO-ENTRY
NUTRITIONAL VALUE :
The only herbivores reported on spotted lady's slipper were insects--two
moths (Lepidoptera), a sawfly (Diptera), and a leaf minor (Hymenoptera)
[5].
COVER VALUE :
NO-ENTRY
VALUE FOR REHABILITATION OF DISTURBED SITES :
NO-ENTRY
OTHER USES AND VALUES :
NO-ENTRY
MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS :
Spotted lady's slipper is threatened by oil and gas exploration [12].
There are only two known occurrences of this orchid in the continental
United States; these sites should be protected [7].
The only reported herbivores using spotted lady's slipper were insects:
two moths, a sawfly, and a leaf miner [5].
Related categories for Species: Cypripedium passerinum
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