Can anyone ID this flower?

Factual Questions
1

I found a bunch of thesein the woods behind my house (in Maine). The flower itself is about 2" tall, and the whole plant is maybe 7". Anyone know what it is?

Thanks!

2

Looks like Pink Lady’s Slipper Cypripedium acaule

3

Yes, it does! Thanks!

4

And do NOT attempt to transplant them! They’re very touchy, and endangered. They have a symbiotic relationship with a fungus in the soil, and cannot survive without it.

5

According to Wikipedia, this is wrong on two counts.

  1. Wikipedia (and NatureServe) list them as “Secure” (common, widespread, abundant, and lacking major threats or long-term concerns).

  2. Wikipedia also says that the commonly-believed fungus association is not needed for survival but IS needed for germination.

I’m no plant expert, though, as you can tell by my reliance on Wikipedia.

6

I’m not planning on transplanting them. They’re growing near a creek in deep shade, I couldn’t replicate those conditions anywhere else in my yard. I just thought they were an unusual wildflower.

7

Hey … I am SO JEALOUS !!!

Those are WILD ORCHIDS … lucky you! Just don’t make corsages out of them … :smiley: