cypripedum acaule - pink lady's slipper
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This plant grows from 8 to 16 inches tall. The hairy scape has a solitary pink inflated flower. It is a perennial with two opposite, elliptic basal leaves from 4 to 8 inches long that are deep green, thinly hairy, pale beneath, and strongly ribbed. The flower lip forms the drooping pouch known as the Lady's Slipper.
This plant is poisonous if ingested.
The Pink Lady's Slipper flowers from April to May. It is occasional, and is found in dry to moist open acidic woods. It is often found in humus mats covering rock outcrops.
This plant is poisonous if ingested.
The Pink Lady's Slipper flowers from April to May. It is occasional, and is found in dry to moist open acidic woods. It is often found in humus mats covering rock outcrops.