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| | Cypripedium acaule, Stemless Lady Slipper |
 | | Cypripedium, from the Greek, "Aphrodite's shoe", or "Venus' shoe", in reference to the shape of the lip. |
 | | Genus Cypripedium, a genus of some 30 to 50 species widely distributed across the Northern Hemisphere; 11 in North America and 5 in the North Country. |
 | | Cypripedium acaule can be found in two distinct habitat types in Wisconsin: dry, acidic woods, typically on slopes or steep hillsides, and in sphagnum bogs. |
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