BWSR’s monthly Featured Plant includes information on native species identification, range, preferred habitat, uses and planting recommendations. Focusing on plants that are important for conservation projects, BWSR’s senior ecologist and vegetation specialist curates the feature with occasional contributions from other experts. Find the current Plant of the Month here. Browse the archive here.
Showy Lady’s Slipper, one of 43 orchids found in Minnesota, was named the state flower in 1902. When flowering, it can be easy to spot in fens, bogs, swamps and moist roadsides in northern Minnesota. A pollen source for leaf-cutter bees, the plant has been protected in the wild from collection since 1925.
