LADY'S SLIPPER ORCHID |
CYPRIPEDIUM CALCEOLUS |
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| Fig 1 |
DESCRIPTION: Height up to 50cm. The stem is
sheathed within a group of up to five broad, strongly veined, alternate
pale green leaves. The solitary flowers are striking to say the
least with an inflated slipper-like yellow, unspurred lower lip.
All other petals and sepals are long, wavy and maroon-purple except the
upper one which is fairly broad. DISTRIBUTION: Down to one site in Yorkshire with several
re-introductions elsewhere. HABITAT: Lime rich soils, woodlands and woodland
edges. FLOWERING TIME: May to June. |