Wildflowers Identified: Calypso/Fairy-Slipper/Fairy Orchid
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Calypso/Fairy-Slipper/Fairy Orchid has these characteristics:
- 5 petals
- irregular petals: lipped, lopsided, not symmetrical
- single flower on stem
- 5/8 to 1 inch flower width
- whitish flower color
- pink to red flower color
- blue to purple flower color
- blooms in May
- blooms in June
- plant height one foot or less
- leaf petiole present (has a leafstalk)
- alternate leaf arrangement on the stem
- smooth leaf edges
- parallel leaf veins
- simple leaves about as long as wide
- simple leaves about 1 1/2 to 5 times as long as wide
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Eric Haines,
erich@acm.org