Logo Spring Botanizing - May 2023
Tray Mtn., Chattahoochee Natl. Forest
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I like to explore new locations looking for Yellow Lady's Slippers
in late spring.   The environment & plant community in these rich
slopes below Tray Mountain looked conducive to finding some.


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A big hollow tree   (4+ feet diameter)
Unfortunately I didn't have a model with me to pose inside.



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I came upon a small group of these orchids first...
Pink Lady's Slippers   (Cypripedium acaule)



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Pink Lady's Slipper


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Ahh, success!
Large Yellow Lady's Slipper   (Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens)



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Large Yellow Lady's Slipper


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Striped Maple flowers   (Acer pensylvanicum)


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Wild Sarsparilla   (Aralia nudicaulis)


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Umbrella Leaf flowers   (Diphylleia cymosa)


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A few more Large Yellow Lady's Slippers
(Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens)



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Large Yellow Lady's Slipper


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I wondered what happened to the flower in the front, but taking a
closer look, I saw a caterpillar chewing what's left of the pouch.



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It started raining, and I saw a few more Pink
Lady's Slippers on my way back to the truck.




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