Re: CP in Minnesota

clastic@metronet.com ("clastic@metronet.com")
Sun, 14 Apr 1996 17:16:32 -0600

I don't know which "Lady Slipper" is the Minnesota State Flower...butall
"Lady Slippers" are ORCHIDS in the genus Cypripedium. No Cypripedium
orchid is carnivorous...you received some bad information.

Regards.......

Dr. C. R. Ossian........

>Someone told me the state flower, the Ladyslipper (scientific name not
>known to me) is
>carnivorous. My dad said that when he grew up on Heikkila Lake by
>Embarrass, there
>were "pitcher plants" around. He doesn't know what genus they belonged
>to, though.
>
>Anyone have any more info?
>
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