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Greater Yellow Lady's Slipper - Cypripedium parviflorum I usually find these in early June, so they were a bit early this year!<br /> <br /> Large, yellow flower on the end of a leafy stalk. Flowers have an inflated, yellow, pouch-shaped lip petal. <br /> This flower is listed as &quot;Exploitably Vulnerable&quot; in New York. This designation means that this species is likely to become threatened in the near future throughout its range if causal factors continue unchecked.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Mostly coniferous forest<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/81674/greater_yellow_ladys_slipper_-_cypripedium_parviflorum.html" title="Greater Yellow Lady&#039;s Slipper - Cypripedium parviflorum"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/81674_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1582156810&Signature=ZBJ%2BKIFp4v2msh6Y%2F0yy%2BeJqWEA%3D" width="110" height="152" alt="Greater Yellow Lady&#039;s Slipper - Cypripedium parviflorum I usually find these in early June, so they were a bit early this year!<br /> <br /> Large, yellow flower on the end of a leafy stalk. Flowers have an inflated, yellow, pouch-shaped lip petal. <br /> This flower is listed as &quot;Exploitably Vulnerable&quot; in New York. This designation means that this species is likely to become threatened in the near future throughout its range if causal factors continue unchecked.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Mostly coniferous forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/81675/greater_yellow_ladys_slipper_-_cypripedium_parviflorum.html Cypripedium parviflorum,Geotagged,Spring,United States,Yellow lady&#039;s slipper" /></a></figure> Cypripedium parviflorum,Geotagged,Spring,United States,Yellow lady's slipper Click/tap to enlarge

Greater Yellow Lady's Slipper - Cypripedium parviflorum

I usually find these in early June, so they were a bit early this year!

Large, yellow flower on the end of a leafy stalk. Flowers have an inflated, yellow, pouch-shaped lip petal.
This flower is listed as "Exploitably Vulnerable" in New York. This designation means that this species is likely to become threatened in the near future throughout its range if causal factors continue unchecked.

Habitat: Mostly coniferous forest

Greater Yellow Lady's Slipper - Cypripedium parviflorum I usually find these in early June, so they were a bit early this year!<br /> <br /> Large, yellow flower on the end of a leafy stalk. Flowers have an inflated, yellow, pouch-shaped lip petal. <br /> This flower is listed as "Exploitably Vulnerable" in New York. This designation means that this species is likely to become threatened in the near future throughout its range if causal factors continue unchecked.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Mostly coniferous forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/81675/greater_yellow_ladys_slipper_-_cypripedium_parviflorum.html Cypripedium parviflorum,Geotagged,Spring,United States,Yellow lady's slipper

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The Yellow lady's slipper

''Cypripedium parviflorum'', commonly known as yellow lady's slipper, moccasin flower, or hairy yellow ladyslipper is a lady's slipper orchid found in North America.

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Similar species: Agaves, Aloes, Onions, Lilies
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Jul 11, 2019. Captured May 18, 2019 10:17 in 3280 Franklin Ave, Millbrook, NY 12545, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/10.0
  • 1/256s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm