Will, Have you seen the Hop Trees?
Gary Prof. Gary A. Beluzo Systems Ecologist Holyoke Comm College 303 Homestead Ave Holyoke, MA. 01040 On Oct 13, 2009, at 5:21 PM, Will Blozan <[email protected]> wrote: > Yeah, click here: http://www.discoverlifeinamerica.org/index.shtml > > > From: Bob <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 10:19:57 AM > Subject: [ENTS] Re: Report from DLIA > > Will > > Do you know what the numbers are for the species in the > Smokies? Trees, shrubs, herbs, lichens, mosses, ferns, etc. > > Bob > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Oct 13, 2009, at 9:44 AM, Will Blozan <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Gary, >> >> The DLIA is such an awesome program! It certainly shows how little >> we know and how much is left to find. When I was working in the >> Smokies with a botanist we found several new tree, shrub, and herbs >> species in one summer, including a running serviceberry >> (Amelanchier stolonifera) and locust (Robinia boyntonii (?)) new to >> the park. Shumard oak was just found a few years ago- a tree many >> of us have driven by many times. In fact, I measured the tree >> thinking it was a scarlet oak in the early 90's... >> >> Will >> >> From: Gary A. Beluzo <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Cc: Leverett Robert <[email protected]> >> Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 8:37:42 AM >> Subject: [ENTS] Report from DLIA >> >> >> ENTS: >> >> The DLIA (Discover Life in America) the folks that are sponsoring the >> 10+ year All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory sent me their latest report >> regarding the Great Smoky National Park in TN/NC. Here are a few of >> the highlights of this diverse temperate forest: >> >> Hop Tree (Ptelea trifoliatea) is a new species discovered in the >> Park >> that is found only on ONE SITE on a steep, limestone rock outcrop. >> It >> is the 103rd native tree species known to exist in the Park. >> It is found in scattered small numbers in the midwest and SE U.S. >> Have any of you measured this tree yet? >> >> >> In addition, the following species are NEW TO SCIENCE! >> >> over 42 new beetles >> over 36 new butterflies and moths >> over 41 new spiders >> over 57 new fungi >> over 23 new bees and associates >> >> Gary >> >> Gary A. Beluzo >> Professor of Environmental Science >> Division of Science, Engineering, and Mathematics >> Holyoke Community College >> 303 Homestead Avenue >> Holyoke, MA 01040 >> >> [email protected] >> 413 552-2445 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
