Yellow Lady Slipper (Cypripedium parviflorum). An incredibly beautiful native flower to have just growing in the woods. Found across the entirety of Canada and the US, Alaska to Arizona and Georgia, growing in open meadows, along streams, and moist woods.

These flowers attract small bees, such as Honeybees, Small Carpenter Bees, and Mason Bees. The flowers offer no nectar and its pollen is a difficult chore to find for the potential pollinators.

I don’t look for pollen or nectar, just the simple joy of finding native plants to capture in photos. This cluster of native orchids certainly brought me that joy!

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