lady slippers
Pouch-shaped woodland flowers
Lady slippers are orchids with a distinctive pouch-shaped lip resembling a slipper or moccasin.
Several species grow wild in North American woodlands, where they're prized wildflowers: We found pink lady slippers blooming in the forest.
Many species are protected due to habitat loss.
Also called lady's slippers or moccasin flowers.
Showy tropical flower
- wildflowerUncultivated flowering plant
- perennialRecurring each year
- bloomFlower or flourishing state
- pouchSmall flexible bag
woodland · shade plant · native · rhizome · terrestrial · pollination · sepals · petals
Easily broken or harmed
- elegantGracefully refined, tasteful
- gracefulElegant in movement
- distinctiveReadily identifiable, set apart
- exoticStrikingly unusual, foreign-seeming
dainty · showy · intricate · mottled · variegated · spotted · veined · waxy
At risk of extinction
- protectedKept from harm
- rareSeldom found or seen
- threatenedExpressed intent to harm
- habitat lossElimination of living spaces
poaching · CITES · preserve · sanctuary · slow growing · vulnerable · extinction · biodiversity
orchid
Showy tropical flower
- wildflowerUncultivated flowering plant
- perennialRecurring each year
- bloomFlower or flourishing state
pouch · woodland · shade plant · native · rhizome · terrestrial · pollination · sepals · petals · stamen
delicate
Easily broken or harmed
- elegantGracefully refined, tasteful
- gracefulElegant in movement
- distinctiveReadily identifiable, set apart
exotic · dainty · showy · intricate · mottled · variegated · spotted · veined · waxy · pink
endangered
At risk of extinction
- protectedKept from harm
- rareSeldom found or seen
- threatenedExpressed intent to harm
habitat loss · poaching · CITES · preserve · sanctuary · slow growing · vulnerable · extinction · biodiversity · native habitat
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