by Kyle J Webster | Jul 27, 2010 | Rare Plants
The giant pine drops that were rediscovered last year north of Plattsburgh reappeared this year in the exact same spot. It’s still a mystery why this plant has become so rare in New York after being seen many times across the state in the late 1800s and early...
by Kyle J Webster | Jun 14, 2010 | Plant Sightings, Rare Plant Surveys, Rare Plants
Small whorled pogonia (Isotria medeoloides), a federally threatened orchid, was discovered in Orange County, New York in late May by Kimberly Smith, a botanist for DEC’s New York Natural Heritage Program and the Office of State Parks, Recreation and Historic...
by Kyle J Webster | Jun 10, 2010 | Plant Distribution, Plant Sightings, Rare Plant Surveys, Rare Plants
It had been 25 long years since the state rare Dragon’s Mouth Orchid (Arethusa bulbosa) was seen on Long Island. Kim Smith, New York Natural Heritage Program State Parks Botanist was bushwacking through some wet thickets in a state park in Suffolk County when...
by Kyle J Webster | Oct 7, 2009 | Rare Plant Surveys, Rare Plants
From Steve Young: Giant pine drops had not been seen along Lake Champlain since 1963 when it was observed on Valcour Island. This summer one plant was found along a trail north of Plattsburgh by Lawrence Gillett, a retired SUNY Plattsburgh geology professor. This...
by Kyle J Webster | Oct 7, 2009 | Plant Sightings, Rare Plant Surveys, Rare Plants
From Steve Young: On September 7 Anne Johnson, Nancy Eldblom, and David Werier were exploring the town of Waddington in St. Lawrence County when they came across a population of about 5 stems of Huperzia selago in dry sandy soil in a poor pasture reverting to a thick...
by Kyle J Webster | May 7, 2009 | Bryophytes, Rare Plants
Aissa Feldmann of the New York Natural Heritage Program has just posted the new rare moss list for New York State. This is the first revision of the moss list since the late 1980s and reflects the recent work of Nat Cleavitt, Sue Williams and Nancy Slack. Click...
