Photo by Carla Wells
Yellow Lady's Slipper is a perennial, native wildflower in Wisconsin. It grows to a height of four to 24 inches. It has a single, inflated yellow petal that is surrounded by two brownish purple petals and two brownish purple sepals. The yellow petal is two to three inches tall. It has basal leaves that grow up to eight inches long. The basal leaves have deep parallel veins. Smaller stem leaves alternate and clasp the stem. It grows in wet, deciduous woodlands, and shady swamps and bogs. (LS)