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| Photo
by Renee Brecht |
Britton and Brown. See
credits below. |
| Botanical name: |
Cypripedium
acaule
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| Common
name: |
Pink
ladies slipper or Moccasin-flower
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| Synonomy |
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| Group: |
Monocot |
| Family: |
Orchidaceae
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| Growth
Type: |
Forb/herb |
| Duration: |
Perennial |
| Plant
height: |
6"-1
1/2' |
| Flower
color: |
Pink, rarely in white (forma albiflorum)
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| Flower
size: |
1-2"
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| Foliage: |
Two large, 6-8" opposite, hairy, basal leaves |
| Flowering/fruiting time |
May-early
June
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| Habitat: |
dry
or moist, acid, sandy woods, bog
edges
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| Range in
New Jersey: |
throughout
the state
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| Heritage ranking if any: |
n/a
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| Misc.: |
USDA
notes this plant in NJ as
facultative upland; Usually occurs in non-wetlands (estimated
probability 67%-99%), but occasionally found on wetlands (estimated
probability 1%-33%).
Occasionally in white, pictured below.
Cypripedium acaula forma albiflorum
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