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Pink Lady Slipper (Cypripedium acaule)
Image ID: 2019/dl002
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Other common names: Moccasin Flower, Pink Moccasin-Flower
Native
Family:
Orchidaceae (Orchid)
Height: 0.5 to 1.25 ft.
Blooms: April to
July
Leaf Type:
smooth
Bloom Size: 2.5 in. (typical)
Flower Description:
Individual flowers,
Irregular blossoms
Location: Delaware and Lehigh Trail
Date: 5/25/2019
Notes:
Two large petals curl to form a pouch.
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We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've
grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.
