At 02:08 PM 4/7/2005 -0400, you wrote: >"Four Nature Conservancy preserves that include ... a rare orchid are being >transferred to the state" > >source : >http://tennessean.com/local/archives/05/03/67934357.shtml?Element_ID=67934357 > >Which rare orchid is it : >Cypripedium acaule >Platanthera integrilabia >or else ?
Just a quick bit of googling netted this page: http://www.state.tn.us/environment/news/release/2005/Apr/NatureCons.php looks like it's Cyp. reginae which is the rare orchid...it's not rare over its entire range, but it only makes a tentative foray into Tennessee. ---Prem www.premdesign.com _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
