Mountain Lady's-Slipper (Cypripedium montanum forma welchii)
An exquisitely rare find for even such a rare and beautiful native orchid in its natural environment! This unusual crimson-lipped form (forma welchii) of the mountain lady's-slipper was found alongside a small colony of the typical white-lipped individuals in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness on the eastern side of the Cascade Mountains in Washington State.
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Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Asparagales, Cypripedioideae, Cypripedium, Cypripedium montanum, Cypripedium occidentale, Ingall's Creek, Kittitas County, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Orchidaceae, PNW, Pacific Northwest, Washington, botany, crimson edge, flower, lady slipper, lady's slipper, slipper, maroon, nature, orchid, plant, wild, wildflower, nature photography, photography, native orchid, wild orchid
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