[NatureNS] C Lady's Slipper Seed Capsules

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I have been wandering around in the woods for years and had never seen
the seed pod of the Common Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium acaule). I
finally got a chance to see these hand pollinated ones on Dave
Webster's woodlot when I was visiting Kentville. The captions below
indicate when the flowers were pollinated:

This year's capsule: http://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/9421315671/
A fuzzy picture of last year's:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/9421321525/
Two years old: http://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/9421318019/

Since it seems C Lady's Slippers rarely are pollinated and set a seed
capsule in the wild do they mainly persist as roots? And can these
orchids (or others) spread vegetatively by roots or other means?

Nancy

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