Cypripedium franchetii

{{Short description|Species of orchid}}

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|image = Cypripedium franchetii.jpg

|status = EN

|status_system = IUCN3.1

|genus = Cypripedium

|species = franchetii

|authority = Rolfe (1912)

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|synonyms =

• Cypripedium lanuginosum Schltr. (1919)
• Cypripedium pulchrum Ames & Schltr. (1919)
• Cypripedium macranthos var. villosum Hand.-Mazz. (1936)

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Cypripedium franchetii is a species of orchid endemic to China. It is known from the provinces Chongqing, Gansu, Henan, Hubei, Shaanxi, Shanxi, and Sichuan.[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200028623 Flora of China, v 25 p 28, 毛杓兰 mao shao lan, Cypripedium franchetii ]

This species occurs in several habitat types, including open woods, scrub, and forest, growing in shade and partial shade.