[NatureNS] helleborine orchids + cardinals singing, Wolfville

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> Subject: [ValleyNature] helleborine orchids + cardinals singing,  
> Wolfville
>
> JULY 25, 2013 - In Wolfville, the n. cardinal in our yard was  
> singing strongly, as was another one near the Acadia Arena parking  
> lot.
>
> And I made a nice discovery in our front garden today: four plants  
> in bloom of the HELLEBORINE ORCHID, Epipactis helleborine, the  
> exotic species for our province discovered in 1985 by Bernard  
> Forsythe in Blomidon Park, after which there were rapid discoveries  
> pointing to the dispersal of this then-newly-arrived species.  It  
> is now quite widespread and common, and I know it is found in and  
> around the botanical gardens of the Irving Centre.  I guess almost  
> any habitat, other than dense coniferous woods, is expectable for  
> this species.  Zinck's Flora of N.S. (1998) shows only a few dots  
> on its distribution map, but I'm sure a current map would look  
> different?  Zinck states that the first North American record goes  
> back to 1879.  Most of my own discoveries of helleborine have been  
> in open edges of wooded habitats, and good old humans have created  
> oodles of such edges.
>
> Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.
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face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>JULY =
25, 2013</b> - In Wolfville, the <b>n. cardinal</b> in our yard was =
singing strongly, as was another one near the Acadia Arena parking =
lot.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: =
12.0px Helvetica">And I made a nice discovery in our front garden today: =
four plants in bloom of the <b>HELLEBORINE ORCHID</b>, <i>Epipactis =
helleborine</i>, the exotic species for our province discovered in 1985 =
by Bernard Forsythe in Blomidon Park, after which there were rapid =
discoveries pointing to the dispersal of this then-newly-arrived =
species.&nbsp; It is now quite widespread and common, and I know it is =
found in and around the botanical gardens of the Irving Centre.&nbsp; I =
guess almost any habitat, other than dense coniferous woods, is =
expectable for this species.&nbsp; Zinck's Flora of N.S. (1998) shows =
only a few dots on its distribution map, but I'm sure a current map =
would look different?&nbsp; Zinck states that the first North American =
record goes back to 1879.&nbsp; Most of my own discoveries of =
helleborine have been in open edges of wooded habitats, and good old =
humans have created oodles of such edges.</font></div><div =
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face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Cheers =
from Jim in Wolfville.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
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