Jennie, I've never seen a native epiphytic orchid in Wisconsin and there is great overlap in species also found in New England. I don't think that epiphytic or lithophytic orchids exist in the midwest or great lakes states, but I'd have to confirm that in case there is some obscure species that I'm unaware of.
Are you aware of ANY in New England? By the way, Beth, Ecuador has more than 4000 species of orchids and about 1500 are endemic. Missouri can't even come anywhere close to that with living native orchid species. There may be a great specimen collection at the Missouri Botanical Gardens, since Dr. Carl Luer is responsible for classifying and documenting all orchid species discoveries in the world. Paul Jost Orchid FYI: http://www.nativetreesociety.org/fieldtrips/wisconsin/orchid/orchid_wi.htm http://www.loujost.com http://www.ecominga.com On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 10:42 AM, Beth Koebel <[email protected]> wrote: > > I don't know the answer but I have heard that Missouri has more orchids > than the tropics. > > Beth > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Nov 2, 2009, at 10:19, Jennie <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi everyone, > > Does anyone know how many native orchid species there are in New > England? Of these, does anyone know how many are canopy species? I > can't seem to find a definitive answer. > > Thanks, > Jennie > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
