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Pink Lady's Slipper
Cypripedium acaule		  
Family Orchid  (Orchidaceae)
Bloom Late Spring, Early Summer
Habitat Dry, Shade, Woods
Status Native  Protected Michigan Wildflower Do not Disturb!
Cycle Perennial
Height 6-15"
Flower Flower is a single, nodding pink inflated lower pouch or "slipper" with red veins and a groove down the middle.
Leaf There is a pair of deep-veined basal leaves up to 10" long found on the ground are very broad and have parallel veins.
Notes Fruit is an erect pod-like container 1-2" long.  They are often found in colonies.

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