lady's slipper
Pouch-shaped woodland flower
Lady's slipper is a wild orchid with a pouch-shaped flower resembling a slipper or moccasin.
The plants grow in woodlands across North America and Eurasia, with pink, yellow, or white blooms prized by wildflower enthusiasts.
Many species are now rare and protected: We spotted a yellow lady's slipper on the trail.
Small flexible bag
- terrestrialRelating to land
- epiphyteNon-parasitic botanical hitchhiker
- bloomFlower or flourishing state
- petalBloom's colorful segment
sepals · pollination · symbiosis · greenhouse · venation · rhizome · perennial · showy
Expanded with gas
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- intricateElaborately detailed, many parts
- spottedSeen or patterned
- veinedMarked with linear channels
waxy · nodding · solitary · showy · elegant · distinctive · mottled · striped
Uncultivated flowering plant
- woodlandForested land area
- shadeDarkness from blocked light
- deciduousSheds foliage seasonally
- humusDecayed organic soil matter
colony · rootstock · dormancy · germination · cultivation · propagation · specimen · naturalized
At risk of extinction
- threatenedExpressed intent to harm
- protectedKept from harm
- rareSeldom found or seen
- CITESWildlife trade agreement
poaching · overharvesting · restoration · sanctuary · reintroduction · monitoring · vulnerable · preservation
pouch
Small flexible bag
- terrestrialRelating to land
- epiphyteNon-parasitic botanical hitchhiker
- bloomFlower or flourishing state
petal · sepals · pollination · symbiosis · greenhouse · venation · rhizome · perennial · showy · yellow
inflated
Expanded with gas
veined · waxy · nodding · solitary · showy · elegant · distinctive · mottled · striped · translucent
wildflower
Uncultivated flowering plant
humus · colony · rootstock · dormancy · germination · cultivation · propagation · specimen · naturalized · understory
endangered
At risk of extinction
- threatenedExpressed intent to harm
- protectedKept from harm
- rareSeldom found or seen
CITES · poaching · overharvesting · restoration · sanctuary · reintroduction · monitoring · vulnerable · preservation · stewardship
- Plant Nicknamesbaby's breath, bachelor's button, black-eyed Susan, bleeding heart, buttercup
- shade plantshostas, ferns, bleeding heart, bleeding hearts, trillium
- lady's