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Fairy-slipper “Calypso bulbosa” Orchid Family (Orchididaceae) Perennial, bulbous corm with a single basal leaf, plant 3-7″ tall.  Petals usually reddish purple fading with age and fragrant but definately not for picking. Found west of Cascades and Blue Mts in Or & Wa and around the world in Northern latitudes.  Photo:  Waters Creek near Selma, Or in S.W. Or  4/13/2005

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