Pink Lady's-slipper orchids (Cypripedium acaule) are everywhere these days in Temagami. Just yesterday, June 19, over 250 were counted while hiking the old growth pine in the White Bear forest. Let's put it in context: that's 250 Pink Lady's-slippers over 3 km of trail in the old growth pine forest.
Pink Lady's-slipper are also called the 'moccasin' flower. Aboriginal people used the roots in a sedative and in an epilepsy medicine.
Pink Lady's-slipper take 10 years from germination to reach the flowering stage. They should not be picked.
