Minnesota State Flower
by Sonali Gangane
Title
Minnesota State Flower
Artist
Sonali Gangane
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Lady's slipper orchids (also known as lady slipper orchids or slipper orchids) are orchids in the subfamily Cypripedioideae, which includes the genera Cypripedium, Mexipedium, Paphiopedilum, Phragmipedium and Selenipedium. They 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. Unlike other orchids, Cypripedioideae have two fertile anthers they are "diandrous".
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April 1st, 2014
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Comments (29)
Nikolyn McDonald
Is the Minnesota state flower really an orchid? Seems so strange to me - I would expect something less susceptible to the cold weather :) Beautiful specimen and texture.