Went on a short hike Saturday with the Washington Native Orchid Society to see the Calypsos in bloom. Hiked in the area of Deschutes Falls and the Bald Hills near Yelm, WA. It was a wet and rainy morning, but we saw hundreds of Calypsos (Fairy Slippers) as well as other spring wildflowers, Chocolate Lilies (Fritillaria lanceolata) Small-flowered Trilliums (Trillium parviflorum, a very rare plant found only in a few locations in Washington), Camassia quamash, and Erythronium oreganum (Oregon Fawn Lily). Here's the crown jewel of them all:
Fairy Slipper (Calypso bulbosa) on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
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Calypso bulbosa
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