‘Fairy Slipper’, Calypso bulbosa is a perennial member of the Orchidaceae family. The delicate yellowish to brownish stem covered in membranous sheathing bracts extends from an oval bulb-like corm 10-15 cm to support a solitary purple highly...

The photos below were taken in the Rahwah Wilderness area in Northern Colorado.

Nomenclature for this species was taken from Weber and Whitman, while other keys indicate this species as being part of the genus Habenaria . Cover photo and two below were taken near Brainard Lake, Colorado. Photos taken on the hike up ...