Common Names
Yellow lady’s slipper, American valerian, lady-slipper, nerve root, small golden slipper, small moccasin flower, small yellow lady’s slipper, yellow Indian shoe, yellow moccasin.

Description
An aromatic perennial that grows to 4 to 28 inches in height. Ovate, alternate leaves grow from sheaths around stem of plant. It has large, sac-like yellow “slippers”. Flower petals range from greenish yellow to purplish brown.

Flowering Period
April to June.

Habitat
Bogs and moist places.

Harvest
Roots in fall.

Uses
The plant is used as a sedative and in treating neuralgia. In Appalachia, a root tea is used to treat nervous ailments and headaches.