Dwarf Cinquefoil (plant #4)

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FAMILY: Rosaceae (Rose family)
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Potentilla canadensis
COMMON NAME: Dwarf Cinquefoil
NOTES OF INTEREST: Tiny, yellow buttercup-like flowers on runners...resembles wild strawberries. "Cinquefoil" means "five petals."
PHOTO TAKEN: May 2009

Moccasin-Flower (plant #3)

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FAMILY: Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Cypripedium acaule
COMMON NAME: Pink Lady's Slipper
NOTES OF INTEREST: We have found several groupings of these pretties on our property interspersed with ferns and huckleberries...it's a delight to find the flash of pink amongst the sea of green this time of year.
PHOTO TAKEN: May, 2009

This photo's a bit out of focus, but this specimen had 2 flowers on the same stalk.