Pink lady's slipper, moccasin flower

Pink lady's slipper, moccasin flower

Item Information

Title:
Pink lady's slipper, moccasin flower
Photographer:
Favor, Warren E., 1912-1995
Date:
[ca. 1946–1960]
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Film negatives
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Warren Favor Collection
Subjects:
Lady's slippers
Extent:
1 photograph : film negative ; film width 60 mm
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Notes:
Title from original item housing.
Additional information from material accompanying item: Pink lady's slipper, moccasin flower - orchid family (cypripedium acaule). Fragrant, solitary, showy. It is getting rarer every year because people cannot refrain from picking them. The flower has gone to great lengths to prevent self-pollination. The bee must force his way through the fissure down the front of the lady slipper. When he goes to leave he heads for the gleams of light beyond the nectary hairs. He cannot squeeze through until his back has rubbed along the sticky stigma of the plant. As he struggles on another almost blocks his way. This other is drawn downward on its bing, and plasters his back with yellow pollen as a parting gift, and away he goes to another lady slipper where it combed out by the sticky stigma as described. Sometimes a bee will bite his way out, and occasionally one is trapped and dies in his beautiful prison.
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; Warren Favor; August 8, 1979.
Notes (date):
Date supplied by cataloger.
Identifier:
20_03_000291