[NatureNS] Epipactis helleborine orchid observations

From: "Peter Hope" <peterhope@ns.sympatico.ca>
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Hi Sherman,
I found it last year beside a friend's cottage in mixed forest of =
predominantly hardwoods on the edge of Cameron Lake in Northern Queens =
Co.. It was confirmed by Marian at the NS Museum of Science and she said =
it was the first Queens Co location she was aware of.

Your note is timely as I tried to reach my friends this weekend to show =
them the plant.

Pete
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Sherman Williams=20
  To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
  Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 4:14 PM
  Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Epipactis helleborine orchid observations


  I am interested in comments on current Nova Scotia status, =
observations and thoughts regarding the orchid, Helleborine (Epipactis =
helleborine).  A few years ago (2003), I first found some on a farm in =
Berwick (under white pine).  I had never heard of nor observed it =
anywhere in the province before. =20


  Low and behold, in 2007 it showed up for the first time, all on its =
own, in one of my flower gardens in Avonport. It is there again this =
year, looking well and healthy. Last Friday I had it pointed out to me =
in Smiley's Provincial Park by Natural Resources person, Art Crowell;  =
it was of particular interest to him because this is the first year that =
it has been noticed in the park. =20


  In the Flora of Nova Scotia (Zinc), I see it was first recorded in the =
province in the 1985.  From comments of  others with whom I've spoken,  =
I gather that this orchid has suddenly been appearing across the =
province where it had not been seen before.=20


  In the plants I've seen, the flowers are small and not very showy =
(although when magnified they are more attractive), some references on =
the "net" even go so far as to say that it is an invasive species, which =
is not a characteristic that we usually associate with orchids.


  Here are two links to  photos and comments about Helleborine (not Nova =
Scotian).


  http://www.osrbg.ca/files/EPI_HEL.HTM


  http://northernontarioflora.ca/description.cfm?speciesid=3D1003880


  Sherman
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Hi Sherman,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>I found it last year beside a friend's cottage =
in mixed=20
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Northern Queens=20
Co.. It was confirmed by Marian at the NS Museum of Science and she said =
it was=20
the first Queens Co location she was aware of.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Your note is timely as I tried to reach my =
friends this=20
weekend to show them the plant.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Pete</FONT></DIV>
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href=3D"mailto:shermw@xcountry.tv">Sherman=20
  Williams</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, August 25, 2008 =
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NatureNS] =
Epipactis=20
  helleborine orchid observations</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>
  <DIV>I am interested in comments on current Nova Scotia status, =
observations=20
  and thoughts regarding the orchid, Helleborine (Epipactis =
helleborine).=20
  &nbsp;A few years ago (2003), I first found some on a farm in Berwick =
(under=20
  white pine). &nbsp;I had never heard of nor observed it anywhere in =
the=20
  province before. &nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><BR class=3Dwebkit-block-placeholder></DIV>
  <DIV>Low and behold, in 2007 it showed up for the first time, all on =
its own,=20
  in one of my flower gardens in Avonport. It is there again this year, =
looking=20
  well and healthy. Last Friday I had it pointed out to me&nbsp;in =
Smiley's=20
  Provincial Park&nbsp;by Natural Resources person, Art Crowell; =
&nbsp;it was of=20
  particular interest to him because this is the first year that it has =
been=20
  noticed in the park. &nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><BR class=3Dwebkit-block-placeholder></DIV>
  <DIV>In the Flora of Nova Scotia (Zinc), I see it was first recorded =
in the=20
  province in the 1985. &nbsp;From comments of &nbsp;others with whom =
I've=20
  spoken, &nbsp;I gather that this orchid has suddenly been=20
  appearing&nbsp;across the province where it had not been seen=20
  before.&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><BR class=3Dwebkit-block-placeholder></DIV>
  <DIV>In the plants I've seen, the flowers are small and not very showy =

  (although when magnified they are more attractive), some references on =
the=20
  "net" even go so far as to say that it is an invasive species, which =
is not a=20
  characteristic that we usually associate with orchids.</DIV>
  <DIV><BR class=3Dwebkit-block-placeholder></DIV>
  <DIV>Here are two links to &nbsp;photos and comments about Helleborine =
(not=20
  Nova Scotian).</DIV>
  <DIV><BR class=3Dwebkit-block-placeholder></DIV>
  <DIV><A=20
  =
href=3D"http://www.osrbg.ca/files/EPI_HEL.HTM">http://www.osrbg.ca/files/=
EPI_HEL.HTM</A></DIV>
  <DIV><BR class=3Dwebkit-block-placeholder></DIV>
  <DIV><A=20
  =
href=3D"http://northernontarioflora.ca/description.cfm?speciesid=3D100388=
0">http://northernontarioflora.ca/description.cfm?speciesid=3D1003880</A>=
</DIV>
  <DIV><BR class=3Dwebkit-block-placeholder></DIV>
  <DIV>Sherman</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>

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