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Photographer: Janice Stiefel
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Family Orchidaceae
Cypripedium arietinum R.Br.
ram's-head, ram's-head lady's-slipper
Cypripedium: incorrect Latinization of ancient Greek words meaning "Venus's shoe"
arietinum: ram like (ram's head)
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| Status: | Threatened |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 4"-16" tall forb; stems with thin hairs |
| Flower: | 6-parted, pouch 1/3"- 1" long, whitish with strong red veins becoming all dark red toward the bottom; petals and sepals purplish-brown to brown often with green stripes; solitary flower; blooms May-June |
| Leaf: | lower 2-3 leaves just clasping scales, the 3-5 leaves above the
middle stalkless, lance-like to elliptical and often folded |
| Habitat: | wet to dry; conifer woods, often under white cedar |
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