Wild orchids growing in moist woodland in Maine. Photo credit: V. T.
Pink Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium acaule) A.k.a Moccasin Flower. It is a perennial, hairy Orchid native to eastern North America that grows up to 1.4 inches tall. Leaves are simple, elliptical in shape and opposite in arrangement. "It is the provincial flower of Prince Edward Island, Canada, and the state wildflower of New Hampshire, US. The pouch of C. acaule opens in a slit that runs down the front of the labellum rather than having a round opening. The plant consists of two plicate leaves near the ground. From between those leaves sprouts a long, pubescent stalk that bears a single pink flower. The sepals and petals tend to be yellowish-brown to maroon with a large pouch that is usually some shade of pink but can be nearly magenta." https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/47588-Cypripedium-acaule
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Orchids (Family Orchidaceaea) is the largest plant family in the world.
Taxonomy of the Orchid (Orchidaceae) family: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxonomy_of_the_Orchidaceae#Tribe_Cymbidieae
Leaf Terminology: Simple Diagrams/Definitions: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/Leaf_morphology.svg
Plant Identification Terminology: An Illustrated Glossary, 2nd ed., by James Harris and M. Harris, 2022
Wild orchids growing in moist woodland in Maine. Photo credit: V. T.
Pink Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium acaule) A.k.a Moccasin Flower. It is a perennial, hairy Orchid native to eastern North America that grows up to 1.4 inches tall. Leaves are simple, elliptical in shape and opposite in arrangement. "It is the provincial flower of Prince Edward Island, Canada, and the state wildflower of New Hampshire, US. The pouch of C. acaule opens in a slit that runs down the front of the labellum rather than having a round opening. The plant consists of two plicate leaves near the ground. From between those leaves sprouts a long, pubescent stalk that bears a single pink flower. The sepals and petals tend to be yellowish-brown to maroon with a large pouch that is usually some shade of pink but can be nearly magenta." https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/47588-Cypripedium-acaule
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Orchids (Family Orchidaceaea) is the largest plant family in the world.
Taxonomy of the Orchid (Orchidaceae) family: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxonomy_of_the_Orchidaceae#Tribe_Cymbidieae
Leaf Terminology: Simple Diagrams/Definitions: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/Leaf_morphology.svg
Plant Identification Terminology: An Illustrated Glossary, 2nd ed., by James Harris and M. Harris, 2022