by admin | Aug 12, 2010 | Field Trips, Rare Plant Surveys, Taxonomy
From Steve Young – NY Natural Heritage Program. In New York two varieties of Viburnum dentatum are found, var. lucidum, northern arrowwood, also called Viburnum recognitum in some books, and var. dentatum, southern arrowwood. Viburnum dentatum var. dentatum is found...
by admin | Aug 7, 2010 | Plant Sightings, Rare Plants
Botanist David Werier rediscovered this state endangered sedge in Chemung County this summer. It had not been seen in the state since a specimen was collected in 1966 in Rensselaer County and was listed as state historical by the New York Natural Heritage Program....
by admin | Aug 5, 2010 | Plant Sightings, Rare Plants
Luke Ormond found New York’s 9th population of the rare sea pink (Sabatia stellaris) in a salt marsh near Riverhead this week. This beautiful wildflower is only found on the east end of Long Island in New York and makes a good subject for photography. You can...
by admin | Aug 3, 2010 | Plant Distribution, Plant Identification
I always thought that Prunella was exotic but it is listed as native in Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide. As it turns out there are two varieties and one is native (var. lanceolata) and one is not (var. vulgaris). In the NYFA Atlas David Werier sets forth the history...
by admin | Aug 3, 2010 | Publications, Apps, and Websites
Maps recently posted include: Sortable Rare Plant List 2010 Ferns in the Vicinity of Poughkeepsie 1890 Vassar College Herbarium List 1890 Mud Pond Dryden List 1926 Access the map on the links sidebar.
