Calypso orchid / Calypso bulbosa, Ingalls Creek Trail, Wenatchee National Forest, Washington, USA.

The Calypso orchid (Calypso bulbosa, also known as fairy slipper or Venus's slipper) has a small pink, purple, or red flower accented with a white lip and darker purple spottings. It is the only species currently classified in the genus Calypso, a Greek word for concealment, as they tend to favor sheltered areas on conifer forest floors; bulbosa refers to the bulb-like corms. Photographed along the Ingalls Creek Trail, in Wenatchee National Forest, between Leavenworth and Blewett Pass, in Washington, USA.

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The Calypso orchid (Calypso bulbosa, also known as fairy slipper or Venus's slipper) has a small pink, purple, or red flower accented with a white lip and darker purple spottings. It is the only species currently classified in the genus Calypso, a Greek word for concealment, as they tend to favor sheltered areas on conifer forest floors; bulbosa refers to the bulb-like corms. Photographed along the Ingalls Creek Trail, in Wenatchee National Forest, between Leavenworth and Blewett Pass, in Washington, USA.