Green False Hellebore (Veratrum viride); northern Idaho in the Plant ID forum

Jul 5, 2015 2:57 PM CST

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Saw this rather curious plant all around the campground. It reminds me of some kind of tropical plant...

Taken at Little Boulder Campground outside of Deary, Latah County, Idaho.

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HighdesertNiki

Jul 5, 2015 6:19 PM CST

Name: Niki
Bend, Oregon (Zone 6a)
Flowers are food for the soul.

Looks like skunk cabbage to me.

"The Earth laughs in flowers."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

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JRsbugs

Jul 5, 2015 7:00 PM CST

Name: Janet Super Sleuth
Near Lincoln UK

It looks like Veratrum, possibly Veratrum viride ..

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

http://www.wnps.org/plants/ver...

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Weedwhacker

Jul 5, 2015 8:04 PM CST

Name: Sandy B.
Ford River Twp, Michigan UP (Zone 4b)
(Zone 4b-maybe 5a)

Possibly some type of lady slipper orchid (Cypripedium) ?

“Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight." ~ Albert Schweitzer
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greene

Jul 5, 2015 9:18 PM CST

Name: greene
Savannah, GA (Sunset 28) (Zone 8b)
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I instantly thought of the Ladyslipper also.

My favorite places to camp are those built by the The US Army Corps of Engineers; Cypripedium fasciculatum is listed as a plant at one of their other projects in Idaho.
http://www.nww.usace.army.mil/...

But your's looks more 'stripey'; maybe Cypripedium calceolus?

Edit to add a back-up guess: Veratrum viride

Sunset Zone 28, AHS Heat Zone 9, USDA zone 8b~"Leaf of Faith"

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