Calypso bulbosa
Orchidaceae
Collected: Tumwater Canyon 19/5/12
Sample 10
This plant is hard to confuse with many others in the region. It has the most alluring aroma with a gentle sweetness. The green leaves stay low to the ground and the flowers rise up on reddish/pink stems about 4-6 inches. The flowers display all their beauty with a place for the most delicate fairy's foot to fit inside. This flower is only to be worn by day-fairies, for if it isn't returned to it's stalk by midnight, the fairy will be turned into a newt.
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