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	Lady's Slipper (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Lady's Slipper, common name for some members of the ORCHID family in which modified petals (labella) fold inward to make the toe of the "slipper." Insects must pass through the structure to obtain nectar, pollinating the plant in the process.
		The lady's slipper was selected (1947) as the PROVINCIAL FLORAL EMBLEM of PEI.
		As it is difficult to grow, the lady's slipper should not be disturbed in its native stands.
	www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /PrinterFriendly.cfm?Params=A1ARTA0004455 (201 words)

	Wild Resource Conservation Program (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Showy lady's slipper orchids are named for the inflated pouch formed by the lower petal.
		Showy lady's slippers have been found in swamps, bogs and wet woods extending from Newfoundland and Quebec to North Dakota and south through New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Missouri to the Appalachian Mountains as far south as North Carolina and Georgia.
		The probability of showy lady's slippers surviving a transplant from their wetland habitat is poor.
	www.dcnr.state.pa.us /wrcf/showy.aspx (245 words)

	Lady's Slipper - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lady Slippers is a term used to describe the orchids in the subfamily Cypripedioidea, which includes the genera Cypripedium, Mexipedium, Paphiopedilum, Phragmipedium and Selenipedium, distinguished by their slipper-shaped pouches (modified labellums), which function by trapping insects so that they are forced to climb up past the staminode, behind which they collect or deposit pollinia.
		The state flower of Minnesota, a state in the United States, is the Showy Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium reginae).
		Paphiopedilums are found in the tropical forests of southeast Asia reaching as far north as southern China.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lady's_Slipper (261 words)

	Lady's Slipper Slide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Showy lady's slipper grows best in open areas between tamaracks or white cedars.
		Showy lady's slipper frequently bears two, or even three flowers per plant, each formed at the base of a leaf-like bract.
		The lip of the lady's slipper is modified into a pouch which somewhat resembles an inflated slipper, and is much different in appearance from that of other orchid species.
	www.msmedia.com.au /SCIENCE/SLIDES/Ecology/EcolBog_L.htm (169 words)

	Atlantic Canada Conservation Data Centre - Showy Lady's-slipper (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Showy Lady's-slipper has been given S-ranks of S1 to S3 (from extremely rare/critically imperiled to uncommon/vulnerable) in most of the states and provinces in which it occurs.
		Showy Lady's-slipper appears to be absent from the acidic-soiled regions of east-central and southeast New Brunswick, but has been found in the region of alkaline soils near Havelock.
		This member of the lily family is distinguished from the Showy Lady's-slipper by its smooth, hairless leaves and stem.
	www.accdc.com /products/profiles/ladyslipper.html (886 words)

	Showy Lady's Slipper: Nature Snapshots from Minnesota DNR: Minnesota DNR
		The showy lady's-slipper is one of 43 orchid species that grow in Minnesota.
		Each year, the lady's slipper may produce a half-million seeds, which are as fine as flour dust.
		The lady's slipper grows in spruce and tamarack bogs, swamps, wet meadows, wet prairies, and cool, damp woods.
	www.dnr.state.mn.us /snapshots/plants/showyladysslipper.html (253 words)

	Showy lady slipper
		The showy lady slipper (Cypripedium reginae), also known as the pink-and-white lady slipper or the queen's lady slipper, is a rare orchid found in eastern North America, mainly in the Canadian province of Ontario and Michigan, Minnesota, New York and Wisconsin in the United States.
		It is illegal to pick or uproot a showy lady slipper flower in Minnesota.
		Although this plant was originally chosen as the provincial flower for Prince Edward Island in 1947, it was so rare on the island that another Lady's Slipper, C.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/showy_lady_slipper (292 words)

	Minnesota State Flower: Lady's Slipper - SHG Resources
		The pink and white lady slipper is one of Minnesota's rarest wildflowers.
		The pink and white lady slipper, Cypripedium reginae, is the official flower of the state of Minnesota.
		A photograph of the pink and white lady slipper, obtained and approved by the commissioner of natural resources, shall be preserved in the office of the secretary of state.
	www.shgresources.com /mn/symbols/flower (716 words)

	Lady's Slipper (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The Showy Lady's Slipper is the Minnesota State Flower, and is protected.
		Lady's Slippers usually are at their peak bloom in Minnesota on Father's Day.
		I find most people are oblivious to their surroundings, which is good for these Showy Lady's Slippers.
	www.mikejones.us /trout3.htm (295 words)

	village voice > theater > Showy Lady Slipper; Tulpa by Marc Robinson
		"She's, you know, she is what she is." The speaker, a race-car fan named John in Showy Lady Slipper, gives up before even trying to describe his girlfriend; but his words do identify, precisely, the quality that makes Richard Maxwell's theater so engrossing.
		Showy Lady Slipper: it can no longer be mistaken as just a satire of adolescent chatter.
		Jennifer's unwitting reference to the talking cure is apt: Max well seems to let his characters ramble on in the hope they'll strike upon truthful self-description without knowing or controlling its significance.
	www.villagevoice.com /theater/9943,robinson,9467,11.html (826 words)

	Minnesota Secretary of State - State Song
		The pink and white lady’s slipper (Cypripedium reginae), also knows as the showy lady’s slipper or queen’s lady slipper, was adopted as the state flower in 1902.
		Found living in open fens, bogs, swamps, and damp woods where there is plenty of light, lady's slippers grow slowly, taking up to 16 years to produce their first flowers.
		A century ago, the showy lady’s slipper was a favorite adornment in rural church altars during the summer.
	www.sos.state.mn.us /student/flower.html (171 words)

	Northern Images
		Lady's Slippers are gorgeous, with distinctive, pouched flowers.
		One of the most beautiful wild orchids is the Showy Lady's Slipper, with large, fragrant flowers it blossoms in early summer.
		The Showy Lady's Slipper is a larger plant, from 2 to 3 feet tall.
	www.isd.net /~dohara/snapshot/wldflwrs/wldflwrs.html (321 words)

	Lady's slippers from Woods End rescue nursery, a very unique wildflower nursery.
		Lady's slippers from Woods End rescue nursery, a very unique wildflower nursery.
		Lady's slippers from Woods End rescue nursery, a very unique wildflower rescue nursery.
		Currently, however, the nursery is home to a large and healthy lady's slipper population, and anyone interested in purchasing a lady's slipper for sale can do so on our purchase page.
	www.woodsendrescue.com (463 words)

	Spring Flora Of The North - Showy Lady's Slipper (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Spring Flora Of The North - Showy Lady's Slipper
		The Showy Lady's- Slipper, Cyrpripedium reginae, blooms in early July and is included here among the spring flora because of its significance as the Minnesota state flower.
		This specimen was photographed in a seepage area at Banning State Park 10 miles north of Hinckley.
	www.co.dakota.mn.us /parks/Flowershow/flora_50.htm (73 words)

	The Wild Orchid Company (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Mature plants approach the height of the Kentucky Lady’s Slipper with flowers as large or if not larger.
		Flowers come in color variations with a mixture of shades of yellow ranging from very pale to a rich buttery tones and a variety of shades of red ranging from burgundy to almost purple.
		Showy Lady’s Slipper Cypripedium reginae – Bloom Time: May/ June, zone dependent.
	www.wildorchidcompany.com /species_list.html (1091 words)

	Wetland Plants
		ECOLOGICAL NOTES: Showy lady-slipper is found in bogs, wooded swamps, calcareous fens, and along calcareous ridges and dunes in both shaded and open (sunny) habitats.
		The hairs on the stem and leaves are irritating to some people producing a rash similar to that caused by poison ivy.
		Showy lady-slipper is the state flower of Minnesota.
	www.npwrc.usgs.gov /resource/1998/mnplant/cyre.htm (138 words)

	Maine Natural Areas Program - Frequently Asked Questions
		These include the pink lady’s slipper, ram’s head lady’s slipper, yellow lady’s slipper, and showy lady’s slipper.
		Of the four species, only the ram’s head lady’s slipper and the showy lady’s slipper are rare in Maine.
		Pink lady’s slipper and yellow lady’s slipper are not considered rare in Maine.
	www.mainenaturalareas.org /docs/faq/index.php (1740 words)

	Nearctica - Eastern Wildflowers - Orchidaceae - Showy Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium reginae)
		Lower 2 petals fused into a globular pouch (slipper) without a dorsal line.
		Habitat: Showy Lady's Slipper is found in wet woods and swamps.
		Similar Species: The striking white flowers with the pink suffusion of the flower pouch are distinctive features of this spectacular species.
	www.nearctica.com /flowers/orchid/cyprid/Cregin.htm (108 words)

	Cypripedium acaule - Pink Lady's Slipper
		a perennial orchid emerging from thickened roots; displaying 2 basal leaves and a large, showy flower on an erect stalk, growing 20 - 30 cm tall.
		solitary; pink (sometimes white) with reddish veins to greenish-brown; lip large, inflated into showy pounch, cleft on the upper side; single green bract arching forward from the stalk over the flower;appearing early summer.
		Similar species are Cypripedium calceolus Yellow Lady's Slipper and Cypripedium reginae Showy Lady's Slipper, with white and pink flowers.
	www.lakeheadu.ca /~borfor/herbs/herb12.htm (142 words)

	lady's-slipper on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Orchid thieves take off with the precious Lady's Slipper.
		QUEEN OF ORCHIDS THE SHOWY LADY'S SLIPPER PERSEVERES IN WISCONSIN'S HIDDEN REFUGES DESPITE ATTACKS BY MAN AND ANIMAL.(Sports)
		So when one of Britain's only two slipper orchids was uprooted from its secret location this week, the question police are asking is..
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/X/X-ladyssli.asp (459 words)

	Showy Crochet Thong - getcrochetpatterns.com
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	www.getcrochetpatterns.com /showycrochetthong (936 words)

	Lady Slipper (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Lady Slipper Inn Bed and Breakfast - Osage - Park Rapids - Minnesota -...
		The Lady Slipper Inn is a beautiful Bed and Breakfast located near Park Rapids - Osage Minnesota.
		Lady Slipper Park in Williams and Blueberry Hill, a jack-pine forest four miles west of Williams, also are reliable places to find wildflowers
	www.all-women-shoes.info /ladyslipper (731 words)

	Lady Slipper Orchids (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Tuesday to a year and nine months in federal prison for scheming to smuggle endangered tropical lady slipper orchids into the United States.
		Planting advice for lady's slipper orchids Cypripediums for beginners Only hybrids can be recommended for beginners.
		Lady Slipper Orchids "Every June I wait for the Lady Slipper Orchids to appear as a carpet on the forest floor.
	www.all-women-shoes.info /ladyslipperorchids (762 words)

	2004 Orchid Festival and Tour - History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Just one hour west of Ottawa, in the Lanark Highlands, the Purdon Conservation Area is a unique wetland famous for its exceptionally large native colony of Showy Lady's Slipper Orchids.
		Joe Purdon discovered a small colony of Showy Lady's Slipper Orchids in the wetlands on his farm.
		By carefully controlling the water levels, selectively thinning the brush, and hand-pollinating the plants, he was able to improve the orchid habitat over the years.
	www.lanark-highlands.com /orchid/history/history.html (356 words)

	PDN -- Cypripedium reginae
		The showy lady slipper is one of the most abundant Northeast US species.
		From mid-June to July, the stems are topped with exquisite slipper flowers...white petals at the top with a pink slipper attached below.
		reginae and other lady slippers are not plants for beginning gardeners.
	www.plantdelights.com /Catalog/Current/Detail/03897.html (129 words)

	Wildflowers and Plants
		In order to protect these rare beauties from damage or theft, exact locations of most orchid species are usually not disclosed except to qualified researchers.
		Shown above are a few of the 25 species of native orchids found in the Sanctuary.
		Listed below are the approximate blossoming dates of some of the more showy flowering plants of the Sanctuary.
	www.ridgesanctuary.org /wildflowers.htm (261 words)

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		Some of my investigations are into the behavior of populations from year to year but we have also looked at pollination biology, seed and pollen parent competence, flower longevity and species distribution.
		The outer coat (testa) is inflated but there is a very impermeable inner coat (integument) adhering to the embryo and this must be breached if the embryo is to be able to take up water in the germination process.
		Cypripediums are commonly know as 'slipper orchids' because of the characteristic slipper-shaped lip or pouch.
	www.orchidtrek.com /cyps/cyps.html (3734 words)

	Eco Field Guide: Showy lady's slipper orchid
		Unique Qualities: Each petal is usually white with a rosy red wash and a fuzzy pale yellow “throat.” The flower is designed for specific types of small flying insects that enter the flower and once inside pick up the plant's pollen and transfer it to other plants, thereby assisting the orchid's reproduction process.
		Can be Seen: : The showy lady's slipper grows in large numbers around the Great Lakes, in both Canada and the United States.
		These orchids are an endangered species in Virginia, U.S. Benefits of the Plant: The Showy lady’s slipper is a member of the Orchid family, which is the largest family of flowering plants with over 20,000 species worldwide.
	www.ecokidsonline.com /pub/eco_info/topics/field_guide/plants/ladys_slipper.cfm (229 words)

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