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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.
1 comment:
Wow! I can't believe that one had 2 flowers on it! So neat!
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