Lady's Slipper

Lady's Slipper In The Woods On Bolton Mountain. Lady's slipper orchids (Cypripedium acaule), (also known as lady slipper orchids or slipper orchids) are characterised by the slipper-shaped pouches (modified labellums) 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.
    This photo was Awarded Photo of the Day for June 17, 2015, on Capture My Vermont.