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Cypripedium acaule

Pink Lady's Slipper, Stemless Lady's Slipper

Native/Alien:

Native

Type:

Perennial

Bloom Color(s):

Pink

Size:

1.5 ft

Light:

Shade

Soil Moisture:

Sub-xeric(*)

Bloom Time:

April - July

Bloom Area:

SW - Statewide

State Rank:

S5 - 1000+ Extant Populations - Demonstrably secure in NC (*)

Notes:

This plant has very shallow, wide-spread roots and nearly impossible to transplant.

Plant in Bud

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Plants in Bloom

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© David R. McAdoo

Bloom Closeup

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David McAdoo

Another Tight Closeup of Bloom

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Black Mountain, May 2006
© MB Baumeister

Links:

 USDA PLANTS Database Record

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