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Title | Yellow lady-slipper Cypripedium, pubescens, Orchidaceae |
Date | May 11, 1950 |
Description | The image shows a blooming yellow lady-slipper (Cypripedium pubescens) with another in the background. The plant was found in Roanoke County, Virginia. The photograph was taken by Myrl Brooks on May 11, 1950. Marked by the National Park Service as being from milepost 125 in section 1N of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Photographer's remarks on photocard: "Should not be distributed for any reason" |
Location |
Location Name: Milepost 125 Parkway Milepost: 125.0
Latitude: 37.197018
Longitude: -80.009345 |
Creator Individual | Myrl Brooks |
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Flora
Photographs Roanoke County (Va.) |
Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |