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Pink Lady’s Slipper Orchid Rediscovered in Illinois
Left: Pink Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium acaule). Photo by Grant Fessler.Illinois is special in being a meeting ground for several of North America's floristic regions. The flora of the Prairie State is comprised of species from...
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