Ram's Head Lady's Slipper Orchid
Deep in the woods amongst the cedar tree stand the small and delicate Ram's Head Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium arietinum) Orchid is found at the Marlborough Forest, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Conservation Status: vulnerable (N3N4) in Canada (NatureServe).
''Cypripedium arietinum'', the ram's head lady's slipper, is a rare orchid that grows in lightly shaded areas with calcareous soils. It is characteristic of the alvars around the Great Lakes in North America, as well as in New England. In Canada, it is found from Quebec to Saskatchewan, plus an isolated population in Nova Scotia, where it grows on gypsum based soils, 330 km away from the nearest population in Maine.
Similar species: Agaves, Aloes, Onions
By Greg Shchepanek
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Uploaded Jun 1, 2020. Captured May 31, 2020 05:45 in Flood Rd, Smiths Falls, ON K7A 4S6, Canada.
