September 2022 – Guess That Plant
This is the FNJP’s 137th edition of Guess that Plant!
September’s Guess that Plant is another easy one for most botanists. The species has its feet in both worlds, native and non-native. Think you know this plant? If so, send your answer for this month’s Guess that Plant.
August’s Plant:
Cyprediium acaule Ait., Pink Lady’s Slipper
Augusts’ Guess that Plant was an easy identification for any outdoor enthusiast trekking in New Jersey uplands. Pink Lady’s Slipper is found state-wide in sandy, acidic, upland forests. The plant in a member of the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is one of four lady’s slipper found in New Jersey. It is the only pink flower member. It flowers in late spring and early summer.
JRA 8/2022
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