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--Boundary_(ID_B4v1WBlNhhb44daEfkJjgQ) Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT To Sherman, Peter, Heather, and all: I think Heather's note below about the Wolfville Watershed (Gaspereau Mountain) referred to our walk there on Aug. 23, when at least three plants were seen, and one small one was still in bloom. More important, Carl Munden's 2001 book, "Native Orchids of Nova Scotia: A Field Guide", shows known locations for broad-leaved helleborine from near Maitland (Hants Co.) to Digby on the western mainland (add Peter Hope's addition now for northern Queen's County), no locations furthern east or north on the mainland, but then two locations in northeastern Cape Breton (one natural spot near Cheticamp). From what I recall, not long after Bernard Forsythe's initial discovery of this species in Blomidon Park, it was quickly also discovered at Annapolis Royal, and then it seemed in succeeding years to get widespread at least in The Valley area. Cheers from Jim in Wolfville Begin forwarded message: > From: Heather Drope <heather.drope@ns.sympatico.ca> > Date: August 25, 2008 8:18:33 PM ADT > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: [NatureNS] Epipactis helleborine in Smiley's Park > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > Hello Sherman and all,, Last year I led a field trip for the > Nature Canada > conference and it was at Smiley's Park.. At that time we encountered > E. hellebonine very near the Canada Lily.. and in fact this was a pure > white version. I didn't report it as I didn't think is was a > special find > knowing that it is up at Blomidon Park and also nearby Smiley's on > some > intervale land. > I feel that if anyone has it popping up in their garden, > leave it and enjoy. > Heather Drope > P.S. we found quite a few 'gone off' ones on > the Wolfville Watershed property. > ------- Forwarded message follows ------- > From: Sherman Williams <shermw@xcountry.tv> > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Epipactis helleborine orchid observations > Date sent: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:14:03 -0300 > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Send reply to: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > 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. > > 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. > > 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. > > 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=1003880 > > Sherman > ------- End of forwarded message ------- --Boundary_(ID_B4v1WBlNhhb44daEfkJjgQ) Content-type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> <div>To Sherman, Peter, Heather, and all:</div><div><br></div>I think = Heather's note below about the Wolfville Watershed (Gaspereau Mountain) = referred to our walk there on Aug. 23, when at least three plants were = seen, and one small one was still in bloom.<div><br></div><div>More = important, Carl Munden's 2001 book, "Native Orchids of Nova Scotia: A = Field Guide", shows known locations for broad-leaved helleborine from = near Maitland (Hants Co.) to Digby on the western mainland (add Peter = Hope's addition now for northern Queen's County), no locations furthern = east or north on the mainland, but then two locations in northeastern = Cape Breton (one natural spot near = Cheticamp).</div><div><br></div><div>=46rom what I recall, not long = after Bernard Forsythe's initial discovery of this species in Blomidon = Park, it was quickly also discovered at Annapolis Royal, and then it = seemed in succeeding years to get widespread at least in The Valley = area.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers from Jim in = Wolfville<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">Heather Drope <<a = href=3D"mailto:heather.drope@ns.sympatico.ca">heather.drope@ns.sympatico.c= a</a>></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">August 25, 2008 8:18:33 PM = ADT</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3"