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Cypripedium acaule
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.
Pine Forests
Spotted on May 22, 2011
Submitted on May 24, 2011
2 Comments
They sure are. I found about 2 dozen so far. There would have been more, but it looks like some have been picked.
Are they blooming now in Conn?