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pink lady's slipper

Cypripedium acaule

Photo by rsimmons
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Field Notes

Description:

A member of the orchid family. Its flower is a single, slipper-shaped sac that grows on a long stem emerging from 2 leaves at its base. The flower can be between 3-4 inches long on a 6-12 inch stem.

Habitat:

Pine Forests

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Comments (2)
rsimmons
They sure are. I found about 2 dozen so far. There would have been more, but it looks like some have been picked.
ceherzog
Are they blooming now in Conn?

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Flowers of North America
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PublishedMay 24, 2011

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