Кали́псо (лат. Calypso) — монотипный род многолетних травянистых растений семейства Орхидные. Единственный вид — калипсо клубнева́я, или калипсо лу́ковичная (лат. Calypso bulbosa); редкое растение, внесённое в Красную книгу России. Своё научное название род получил по имени нимфы Калипсо из древнегреческих мифов. Видовой эпитет вида Calypso bulbosa связан с запасающим органом, находящимся в основании стебля (bulbus — «луковица»). Различия в переводе видового эпитета на русский язык («клубневая» и «луковичная») связаны с различными взглядами на то, какой термин правильнее применять к данному органу...

Erythronium grandiflorum is a North American species of plants in the lily family. It is known by several common names, including yellow avalanche lily, glacier lily, and dogtooth fawn lily. The Ktunaxa name for glacier lily is maxa. == Description == Erythronium grandiflorum grows from a deep bulb (or corm) which is 3 to 5 centimeters wide. Its two green leaves are wavy-edged and up to 20 centimeters long. The stalk may reach 30 centimeters tall and bearss one to three showy flowers. Each flower has bright lemon yellow petals, white stamens with large white to yellow to red anthers, and a white...

Polemonium eximium, the skypilot or showy sky pilot, is a perennial plant in the phlox family (Polemoniaceae) that grows at high altitudes (mostly above 10,000 feet (3,000 m)). It is endemic to the Sierra Nevada in California where it grows in the talus of the high mountain slopes. Wildflower enthusiasts consider it to be among the best of the Sierra wildflowers, and highly rewarding to find. == Habitat and range == It mostly occurs at elevations from 10,000 to 14,000 feet (3,000 to 4,300 m) in the Central and Southern Sierra Nevada. It mostly occurs in colonies in stark surroundings, above 10...

Spiranthes diluvialis is a rare species of orchid known as Ute lady's tresses (also, Ute ladies'-tresses). The species name diluvialis means "of the flood". It is native to the western United States, where there are scattered, mostly small occurrences in the states of Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. An occurrence was recently discovered in southern British Columbia. The plant faces a number of threats to its existence. It is a federally listed threatened species of the United States. == Taxonomy == Specimens of this orchid were first collected in 1856...

Silene acaulis, known as moss campion or cushion pink, is a small wildflower that is common all over the high arctic and tundra and in high mountains of Eurasia and North America (Alps, Carpathians, southern Siberia, Pyrenees, British Isles, Iceland, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Rocky Mountains). It is an evergreen perennial flowering plant in the carnation family Caryophyllaceae. It is also called the compass plant, since the flowers appear first on the south side of the cushion. (Various other plants also have this name.) == Description == Moss campion is a low, ground-hugging plant. It may seem...