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Cypripedium kentuckiense

Cypripedium kentuckiense C.F. Reed

Southern Lady's-slipper, Kentucky Lady's-slipper, Ivory Lady's-slipper, Purloined Slipper

Orchidaceae (Orchid Family)

USDA Symbol: CYKE2



Cypripedium kentuckiense (Southern lady's-slipper) #42846

Image Information

Photographer: Cressler, Alan
State: GA
Location Notes: Central-south Geogia.
Accession date: 2014-11-10
Filename: A_C_IMG1821.JPG
Slide Index: 6940143172_ba0c6cfee2_o.jpg
Restrictions: Unrestricted
Collection: Wildflower Center Digital Library
Original Format: Digital
Orientation: Portrait
Shot: Close-up of a flower. Photographer's note: "Kentucky lady slipper is exceedingly rare in Georgia. These images were taken at the only known site for the species in the State. The brown fringe around the slipper opening is where carpenter bees have been chewing and I assume pollinating the flower."
Date Taken: 2012-04-15
NPIN Image Id: 42846

Image Verification

This image has been verified.
By: Joseph A. Marcus
Date: 2014-11-07

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