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Calypso bulbosa (L.) Oakes                      Fairy Slipper

Flower solitary terminal, showy, sepals and petals rose-purple, 1.5-2.5 cm long; lip saccate, mottled and lines, 1.5-2.5 cm long, lobed at the apex, 3 lines of whitish hairs within; leaf solitary, petioled, basal, blade 3-5 cm long; stem 8-15 cm tall.  Fragrant.  Rich leaf mold; deep, cool, coniferous forest.  An endangered flower species.

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