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Thread: Wild Cypripedium acaule, Georgia

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  1. May 15th, 2012, 07:36 PM #1
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    Default Wild Cypripedium acaule, Georgia

    I believe these are Cypripedium acaule, or Pink Lady's Slippers. My Wife and I found this one a couple of weeks ago while hiking a forestry service road in Rabun County, Georgia on vacation. I've been told they're fairly rare this far south. It's the first orchid we've personally "discovered" growing wild.

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    What a great discovery! I bet there are more around this one. Usually when I have seen orchids in the wild, there are others near by of the same type. Really a beautiful Cypripedium orchid.

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    What a great find!
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    Quite lovely!
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    Great find. Thanks for sharing.
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