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Pink Lady Slippers: This odd orchid is found in dry forests, usually in colonies. Blooms April-July. Location: Stack
Rock Trail on the Great North Mt., GWNF, VA/WV.
Gaywings or Fringed Polygala (Polygala paucifolia): 2-3 inches tall. Blooms in May-June.Grows in the shade of
trees in moist forests. Location: AFT, PA.
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Bleeding Hearts: Found along many trails in the MNF. These
were along the forest road in Dolly Sods. Bloom late spring, early summer but earlier at lower elevations.
Goat's Rue or Devil's Shoestrings (Tephrosia virginiana). The roots used to be feed to goats to increase
milk production until it was found to contain rotenone, an insecticide and fish poison. Location: Green Ridge State Forest,
MD.
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Pale Corydalis: Irregular pink flowers with yellow tips. Very disected, irregular leaves. Location: Pine Creek,
PA gravel bar in the summer.
Pink (Lyon's) Turtlehead (Chelone lyons): In the Snapdragon
family. Grows in high elevations along edges in Spruce/Fir forests. Location" Hidden Passage, MNF, WV.
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