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2005 Winter Newsletter Long Island Botanical Society Vol. 15 No. 1 The Quarterly Newsletter Winter 2005 Orchids of Long Island Mike J. Parsons Long Island, on the eastern side of New York weekenders had not started their eastward migration. State, reaches out into the Atlantic Ocean for about 120 Carol managed to navigate me around the maze of miles in a horizontal fashion and is 25 miles wide near roads and we reached the Hamptons in good time. the island’s center. Most of the City of New York and We had booked a very pleasant bed-and- suburbs are found on the western side of the island and breakfast called “Carole’s,” with rocking chairs on the it is a long way before the true countryside begins to porch and a swimming pool at the back. Carole wel- appear. comed us with open arms and said that we were the To find orchids in this envi- only visitors until the weekend ronment would be virtually impossi- (apart from Linda, who finally ble without some help. I had been a managed to arrive at 6 p.m, hav- member of the Long Island Botani- ing been caught in the traffic on cal Society and received several Staten Island). newsletters, so I knew what to ex- Carole’s B & B is situated pect. There have been up to 40 spe- at East Quoque, near the Quoque cies of orchid reported and 37 con- Wildlife Refuge where Platanthera firmed, of which only 24 species are blephariglottis (white fringed orchid) now extant. persists. I could not resist a quick I managed to get The Atlas of reconnoiter of the area, but de- the Orchids of Long Island, New York cided to have a better look the from the author Eric E. Lamont, a following day. well-known botanist from the New In the evening, Eric York Botanical Garden and past joined us for a slide show and president of the Torrey Botanical gave us all t-shirts displaying the Society. rare curly grass that we saw the So with the help of our friend following day with the seed heads Linda de Castro, who had previ- of Calopogon tuberosus (grass pink). ously been to some of the sites on The following day we ar- the Island, we managed to contact ranged to meet Eric at 8 a.m. to Eric and he agreed to show us get an early start. The first stop around for two days. Photo by John Heidecker was the Quogue Wildlife Refuge, Platanthera ciliaris My wife Carol and I flew into (Yellow fringed orchid) where Eric’s students have Newark from the U.K., where we been managing a wetland for or- began our long journey through New Jersey and Staten chids. It was not long before we saw a great display of Island to Long Island (JFK would have been a better Platanthera blephariglottis (from the Greek blepharon mean- choice). ing “eyelid” and glotta, “tongue,” hence a tongue like an Long Island is well known for its huge traffic eyelid, referring to the lip with finely fringed jams, but we were lucky, as it was the middle of a edges). Several years ago, the population had dwindled Thursday (more luck than judgment, really, as Internet prices were lower that day) and the commuters and (Continued on page 3) Long Island Botanical Society Vol. 15 No. 1 Page 2 Long Island Society News Botanical Society Founded: 1986 Incorporated: 1989 Our apologies to anyone who did not receive the fall edition of the Long Island Botanical Society Newsletter. A labeling error resulted in misdirected newsletters. Please contact Margaret Conover, the editor, if The Long Island Botanical Society is you did not receive this or any other issue. dedicated to the promotion of field bot- any and a greater understanding of the Daniel Karpen has nominated two more specimens to the Ameri- plants that grow wild on Long Island, can Forestry Association Big Tree Register. They are a 24-foot-tall bay- New York. berry (Myrica pensylvanica) and a 45-foot-tall Hazel alder (Alnus serrulata). Both were found along the trail in Gardiner County Park in Babylon on Visit the Society’s Web site August 7. He also reports black ash (Fraxinus nigra) on Harbor Hill Road www.libotanical.org in Lloyd Harbor, at Greentree in Manhasset, at Caumsett, and at Shu Executive Board Swamp. Shagbark hickory (Carya ovata) was reported from Cold Spring President Harbor by John Potente, in Lloyd Harbor by Daniel Karpen, and in Eric Lamont Ridge by Skip Blanchard. Vice President Smooth blackberry (Rubus canadensis) was reported at Tiffany Skip Blanchard Creek by Al Lindberg. Treasurer Cutleaf blackberry (Rubus laciniatus), an invasive species from Carol Johnston Eurasia, was reported at Pilgrim State Hospital by Skip Blanchard and Recording Secretary Rich Kelly. Barbara Conolly Zu Proly has been monitoring a population of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) in Scudder’s Pond in Sea Cliff and reported that al- Corresponding Secretary though it was winter-killed three years ago, it is now “back in force.” A John Potente similar population in a pond on East Island, Glen Cove, has not re- turned. Committee Chairpersons Nodding ladies’ tresses (Spiranthes cernua) was reported from Fort Local Flora Tilden (Queens) by Rich Kelly, from a swale near Fire Island Lighthouse Steven Clemants by Barbara Conolly, and from the Piping Rock stabling area by Barbara Field Trips Conolly. Jenny Ulsheimer Eric Lamont and Steve Young reported that pyxie (Pyxidanthera Skip Blanchard barbulata) and orange polygala (Polygala lutea) have returned to the Free- man Avenue site under the radio towers in Islip that had been bulldozed Programs a few years ago. They noted the presence of nutsedge (Scleria triglomerata), Rich Kelly coastal goldenrod (Solidago elliottii), showy aster (Aster spectabilis) and blaz- Membership ing-star (Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae). They also reported a new state Lois Lindberg record for slimpod rush (Juncus diffusissimus). Conservation Barbara Conolly reported Nuttall’s polygala (Polygala nuttallii) at John Turner Piping Rock. Education Skip Blanchard reported cut-leaved grape fern (Botrychium dissec- Mary Laura Lamont tum) in Hubbard County Park. Thomas Stock The Executive Board of the Long Island Botanical Society, at its Hospitality November meeting, reluctantly decided to increase annual membership Jane Blanchard dues by $5. Basic membership is now $20. Zu Proly Dorothy Titus LIBS Educational Chairperson, Mary Laura Lamont, will be the Newsletter Editor field trip leader for a week-long field trip to the Great Smoky Mountains Margaret Conover from April 24–30, 2005. The trip, which is sponsored by Cornell’s Newsletter Layout & Design “Master Naturalist” program, will occur during the peak spring wild- William Krol flower season and will be open to a limited number of LIBS members. The Great Smoky Mountains are unsurpassed for their wide range Webmaster of both northern and southern plants and are considered a rich botanical Donald House paradise. For more information, contact Cornell’s Outdoor Education and Environmental Director, Eileen Gerle. Long Island Botanical Society Vol. 15 No. 1 Page 3 (Continued from page 1) lot different from Europe, where practically all orchids would be well over. As we were taking some pictures we down to just six individuals, but we counted about 36 found the seed heads of Cypripedium acaule (pink lady’s flowering plants, so the conservation work at this site slipper). seems to be working. We decided to have an ice cream before going to The orchids are pure white with a large fringed the tip of the Island and seeing the lighthouse. On the labellum and a long spur. They were growing amongst way, Eric pointed out that orchids grow along the road- the seed heads of Pogonia ophioglossoides (rose pogonia) sides such as Spiranthes lacera var. lacera (northern slen- and Drosera rotundifolia (round leaved sundew). There has der/torn ladies’ tresses), S. ochroleuca (yellow ladies’ been a question whether these orchids are var. ble- tresses), S. tuberosa (little ladies’ tresses), S. cernua phariglottis (northern version) or conspicua (southern ver- (nodding ladies’ tresses) and S. vernalis (spring ladies’ sion), which is larger and has a bigger spur. On my jour- tresses) as well as sites nearby for Arethusa bulbosa ney south and upon seeing more of (dragon’s mouth) and Isotria ver- these orchids, it would appear that ticillata (large whorled pogonia) these were of the northern variety. but these orchids had either In the past there had been bloomed earlier or were due to areas around here displaying over flower later. 200 orchids of this species, so it Our next stop was to does seem that it is in decline. As we see Platanthera ciliaris (yellow were going through the reserve we fringed orchid) that grew down saw lots of Dianthus armeria on the roadside verge in a sub- (Deptford pinks) so common here urban area. At first we could but rare in the U.K., which was a not locate the exact site, but af- surprise to Eric. ter looking at the sides of the The next stop was at Hub- road that had large fence posts bard County Park, east of Flanders, placed in the grass, we knew we to see if we could find Corallorhiza were on the right track, as these odontorhiza (autumn coralroot), but it posts had been placed by the was too early for this one. This site East Hampton Garden Club to has only recently been discovered protect the orchids from the and the count was over 400 orchids. dreaded mower men so that the It was a surprise that a large popula- orchids had a great chance of tion could have been missed for so survival.
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