MOUNTAIN LADY’S-SLIPPER

Class: Cypripedium montanum

Family: ORCHID FAMILY

Sub Family: Orchidaceae

Year: Perennial

Other Names: Moccasin-flower, White Lady's-slipper

Colour: White

Height: 15-60 cm (6-24")

Each Flower: White, often pink-veined, moccasin-shaped, almost globular lip; behind are 2 lateral petals, long, twisted, and ribbon-like, greenish or bronze; upper sepal similar in colour and broader, 2 lower sepals smaller and united

Leaves: Several broad, lance-shaped and almost sheathing stem; covered with short, soft hairs

Stems: Green, rigid, and softly hairy with 1 or 2 flower-stems from upper leaf-axils

Blooming Period: May - July

Habitat: Moist to dryish woods from lower to sub-alpine elevations

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