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3 unusual facts about Cypripedium calceolus


Cypripedium calceolus

In Pavel Ivanovich Melnikov's "In the Forests", a znakharka (Russian wise woman) calls this Adam's head, Adam's grass, and Cuckoo's slippers and says it is good for every ill including driving away evil spirits.

The Norwegian municipality of Snåsa has a Cypripedium calceolus in its coat-of-arms.

Dumbrava Filei River

The Dumbrava Filei valley is a natural park for the protection of the Cypripedium calceolus (Lady's slipper orchid).



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