Slipper Orchids, Cypripedioideae, 2
by Felix Lai
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Slipper Orchids, Cypripedioideae, 2
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Felix Lai
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Photograph - Photograph
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This photo captures the beautiful Slipper Orchids in a local orchid garden.
Lady's slipper orchids are orchids in the subfamily Cypripedioideae, which comprises the genera Cypripedium, Mexipedium, Paphiopedilum, Phragmipedium and Selenipedium, native in North America and parts of Europe. They are characterised by the slipper-shaped pouches of the flowers – the pouch traps insects so they are forced to climb up past the staminode, behind which they collect or deposit pollinia, thus fertilizing the flower.
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November 21st, 2017
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