Orchidaceae

Cypripedium montanum

Mountain Lady's-Slipper

Stem erect, with clasping leaves. Leaves alternate, lance-shaped. Flowers 1–3, depending on age of plant, attached above leaf. Flower pouch large, white, with purple veins; petals purple, elongated, twisted; upper and lower purple sepals wider than petals and wavy. Grows in mixed conifer forests in deep humus, sometimes along roads, at low to mid- and into high elevations. This and all lady's-slippers need the association of soil fungi and should never be disturbed.

• Rarity: Rare
• Flowering Time: Early Summer
• Life Cycle: Perennial
• Height: 10--30 inches
• Habitat: West-Side Forest, East-Side Forest
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• Native: Yes