There are no verified occurrences, 10 historical occurrences.
This orchid has not been seen in New York since 1969, and was likely never very abundant in the state. There are historical records from bogs, Northern White-cedar swamps, and the edges of Hemlock swamps (New York Natural Heritage Program 2011). Mesic to wet coniferous forests, mixed forests, and bogs (FNA 2002a).
* probable association but not confirmed.
Historically known from 9 counties, New York is at southeast limit of range, Vermont has extant populations.
The best time to survey for Calypso is when it is flower, normally late May through early June in New York.
The time of year you would expect to find Calypso vegetative, flowering, and fruiting in New York.
Calypso
Calypso bulbosa var. americana (R. Br. ex Ait. f.) Luer
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Gleason, Henry A. and A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada. The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York. 910 pp.
Holmgren, Noel. 1998. The Illustrated Companion to Gleason and Cronquist's Manual. Illustrations of the Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada. The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York.
Mitchell, Richard S. and Gordon C. Tucker. 1997. Revised Checklist of New York State Plants. Contributions to a Flora of New York State. Checklist IV. Bulletin No. 490. New York State Museum. Albany, NY. 400 pp.
New York Natural Heritage Program. 2023. New York Natural Heritage Program Databases. Albany, NY.
Weldy, T. and D. Werier. 2010. New York flora atlas. [S.M. Landry, K.N. Campbell, and L.D. Mabe (original application development), Florida Center for Community Design and Research http://www.fccdr.usf.edu/. University of South Florida http://www.usf.edu/]. New York Flora Association http://newyork.plantatlas.usf.edu/, Albany, New York
Information for this guide was last updated on: August 9, 2011
Please cite this page as:
New York Natural Heritage Program. 2023.
Online Conservation Guide for
Calypso bulbosa var. americana.
Available from: https://guides.nynhp.org/calypso/.
Accessed December 5, 2023.