[NatureNS] Pink Lady's Slipper question

From: David & Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com>
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
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Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2013 08:43:08 -0300
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Hi Nancy & All,                    July 14, 2013
    Yes when a Common Lady's Slipper flower is not fertilized, the ovule =
sheds with the perianth. The capsule of a fertilized plant is quite =
obvious (~4 cm long) and dead scape plus caspule usually persists erect =
into the second year and lasts a year or two more after the scape has =
flopped over. The capsule design is quite cunning; has ridge caps that =
open during dry conditions. The easiest way to see a mature capsule is =
to hand-pollinate several flowers next year because they rarely set =
naturally.
Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville
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  From: nancy dowd=20
  To: naturens=20
  Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2013 7:37 AM
  Subject: [NatureNS] Pink Lady's Slipper question


  After the flower dried up this is all that is left of the Lady's =
Slippers near the lakeshore. Just floral bracts at the top of the stem:
  http://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/9283775324/


  Here is a furry close-up of the floral bract:
  http://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/9280998865/


  Would this indicate these Lady's Slippers were not fertilized? The few =
references I looked at showed a brown almond-sized seed pod that I think =
should still be on the stem otherwise?


  Nancy

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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Hi Nancy &amp; All,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Yes when a Common Lady's Slipper =
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not fertilized, the ovule sheds with the perianth. The capsule of a =
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plant is quite obvious (~4 cm long) and dead scape plus caspule usually =
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has=20
flopped over. The capsule design is quite cunning; has ridge caps that =
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during dry conditions. The easiest way to see a mature capsule is to=20
hand-pollinate several flowers next year because they rarely set=20
naturally.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville</FONT></DIV>
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  <DIV>After the flower dried up this is all that is left of the Lady's =
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  near the lakeshore. Just floral bracts at the top of the stem:<BR><A=20
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href=3D"http://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/9283775324/">http://www=
.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/9283775324/</A><BR><BR></DIV>Here=20
  is a furry close-up of the floral bract:<BR><A=20
  =
href=3D"http://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/9280998865/">http://www=
.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/9280998865/</A><BR><BR></DIV>Would=20
  this indicate these Lady's Slippers were not fertilized? The few =
references I=20
  looked at showed a brown almond-sized seed pod that I think should =
still be on=20
  the stem otherwise?<BR><BR></DIV>Nancy<BR></DIV><A></A>
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