Yellow Lady Slipper

Cypripedium calceolus var. pubescens
Orchid Family

An orchid of rich woods, in this variety the lip is larger and petals less twisted than var. parviflorum. The plant grows up to maybe two feet tall with flowers atop the same stem as the leaves. --photo April 30, 2003 in Holmes State Forest near Hendersonville, NC.

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