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sl8

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Thu Jun 9, 2022, 05:14 AM Jun 2022

A rare orchid, thought to be extinct, has been rediscovered in Vermont

https://www.vpr.org/vpr-news/2022-06-08/a-rare-orchid-thought-to-be-extinct-has-been-rediscovered-in-vermont

A rare orchid, thought to be extinct, has been rediscovered in Vermont

Vermont Public Radio | By Anna Van Dine
Published June 8, 2022 at 6:11 PM EDT

A rare plant thought to be extinct in Vermont has been discovered in Chittenden County.



A green orchid blooms
John Gange / Courtesy, Vermont Fish And Wildlife
The small whorled pogonia


Scientists with the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife have confirmed the existence of a population of small whorled pogonia on Winooski Valley Park District conservation land, the department announced Wednesday.

The plant is a globally rare orchid, and is listed as "threatened" under the Federal Endangered Species Act. It was historically found across the eastern U.S. and Ontario, but it was thought to be extinct in Vermont since 1902. Botanists in Vermont have been looking for it for decades, but to no avail.

“We had pretty much given it up for lost,” said Bob Popp, Fish and Wildlife Department Botanist. “When things disappear, they’re usually gone for good.”

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A rare orchid, thought to be extinct, has been rediscovered in Vermont (Original Post) sl8 Jun 2022 OP
start some clones. multigraincracker Jun 2022 #1
Same thought flew through my mind.. MiHale Jun 2022 #2
Great minds think a like. multigraincracker Jun 2022 #3
About the same as down there... MiHale Jun 2022 #4
A very lovely piece of news. niyad Jun 2022 #5

multigraincracker

(34,069 posts)
3. Great minds think a like.
Thu Jun 9, 2022, 06:15 AM
Jun 2022


How are thing up North? Been doing less driving this year and miss my travels.

MiHale

(10,777 posts)
4. About the same as down there...
Thu Jun 9, 2022, 06:25 AM
Jun 2022

Less rain. Winds at 15 to 25 mph are becoming regular. Today is sunny and mild with rain in the late pm.
We’re driving a lot less theses days, too. We can walk to everything in town so not crushingly bad but so far a lot less campers on the roads and in the stores. Less income for the town but more beer for the locals.

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