Small White Lady's Slipper Windom WMD

A small light pink flower, about the size of a quarter, hides in the prairie grasses. The flower consists of a lower petal, which looks like a small balloon. The lateral (long narrow petals) are streaky brown and green and fan out around the lower petal.
Photo By/Credit
Kimberly Emerson/USFWS
Date Shot/Created
10/13/2021
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
A small white lady's slipper blooms amongst the native grasses in Jackson County, MN. Photo by Kimberly Emerson/USFWS.
Facility
Windom Wetland Management District
Ecosystem
Prairie
Species
Cypripedium candidum
Subject tags
Endangered and/or Threatened species
Flowering plants