----- Original Message ----- From: "Toine" Subject: PESO: Weed?
> Many years ago finding this orchid would be a pleasant surprise. > Nowadays not finding it would be a surprise. They grow everywhere. > I googled a little to find the English name (broadleaf helleborine, > Epipactis helleborine ) and to my surprise it's native in North > America since 1879 and is considered a weed! > > If all weeds would be orchids! > > http://leende.net/peso/20070804 Apparently it is originally from Eurasia http://www.ct-botanical-society.org/galleries/epipactishell.html Probably introduced to North America at the same time as dandelions. We consider them to be a noxious weed. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
