[NatureNS] helleborine orchids + cardinals singing, Wolfville

From: David & Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com>
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Hi Jim & All,                            July 25, 2013
    Based on some 2001 observations (e-mail Nov 13, 2001) it can be =
spread by dry seeds adhering to animal hair (e.g. animals or wool socks) =
so dispersal will be rapid locally along paths etc. but slower over =
large distances [until someone e.g. drives home with seeds adhering and =
then goes into the garden].=20
    Initially it was common and spreading rapidly in my North Alton =
woodlot but now is sparse. Deer eat the shoots but they surely would =
miss some so some other control factor must have come into play.=20
Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville=20
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: James W. Wolford=20
  To: NatureNS=20
  Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2013 4:03 PM
  Subject: [NatureNS] helleborine orchids + cardinals singing, Wolfville


    Subject: [ValleyNature] helleborine orchids + cardinals singing, =
Wolfville


    JULY 25, 2013 - In Wolfville, the n. cardinal in our yard was =
singing strongly, as was another one near the Acadia Arena parking lot.


    And I made a nice discovery in our front garden today: four plants =
in bloom of the HELLEBORINE ORCHID, Epipactis helleborine, the exotic =
species for our province discovered in 1985 by Bernard Forsythe in =
Blomidon Park, after which there were rapid discoveries pointing to the =
dispersal of this then-newly-arrived species.  It is now quite =
widespread and common, and I know it is found in and around the =
botanical gardens of the Irving Centre.  I guess almost any habitat, =
other than dense coniferous woods, is expectable for this species.  =
Zinck's Flora of N.S. (1998) shows only a few dots on its distribution =
map, but I'm sure a current map would look different?  Zinck states that =
the first North American record goes back to 1879.  Most of my own =
discoveries of helleborine have been in open edges of wooded habitats, =
and good old humans have created oodles of such edges.


    Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; July 25, 2013</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Based on some 2001 observations =
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hair (e.g. animals or wool socks) so dispersal will be rapid locally =
along paths=20
etc. but slower over large distances [until someone e.g. drives home =
with seeds=20
adhering and then goes into the garden]. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Initially it&nbsp;was common and =
spreading=20
rapidly in my North Alton woodlot but now is sparse. Deer eat the shoots =

but&nbsp;they surely would miss some so some other control factor must =
have come=20
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville</FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
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  cardinals singing, Wolfville</DIV>
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    helleborine orchids + cardinals singing, Wolfville</B></FONT></DIV>
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    <DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><FONT style=3D"FONT: 12px Helvetica" =
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    face=3DHelvetica><B>JULY 25, 2013</B> - In Wolfville, the <B>n. =
cardinal</B>=20
    in our yard was singing strongly, as was another one near the Acadia =
Arena=20
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    face=3DHelvetica>And I made a nice discovery in our front garden =
today: four=20
    plants in bloom of the <B>HELLEBORINE ORCHID</B>, <I>Epipactis=20
    helleborine</I>, the exotic species for our province discovered in =
1985 by=20
    Bernard Forsythe in Blomidon Park, after which there were rapid =
discoveries=20
    pointing to the dispersal of this then-newly-arrived species.&nbsp; =
It is=20
    now quite widespread and common, and I know it is found in and =
around the=20
    botanical gardens of the Irving Centre.&nbsp; I guess almost any =
habitat,=20
    other than dense coniferous woods, is expectable for this =
species.&nbsp;=20
    Zinck's Flora of N.S. (1998) shows only a few dots on its =
distribution map,=20
    but I'm sure a current map would look different?&nbsp; Zinck states =
that the=20
    first North American record goes back to 1879.&nbsp; Most of my own=20
    discoveries of helleborine have been in open edges of wooded =
habitats, and=20
    good old humans have created oodles of such edges.</FONT></DIV>
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