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I visited a bog in Vermont this weekend to see the showy lady's slipper. The 8-acre bog (actually a fen) is owned jointly by the Vermont Chapter of the Nature Conservancy and the New England Wildflower Society. There is a boardwalk that allows access to the interesting plants growing there.
While the range of C. reginae is large and relatively even across the "northern tier", it is noticeably less common in Vermont. In fact, I seem to remember hearing this was the only known location of this plant growing naturally in the state (more locations may now be known ). The rare status of this plant in Vermont may be due to lack of suitable habitat. Fens are rare in the Green Mountains, unlike in neighboring northern New York and New Hampshire.
Father's Day is typically the ideal time to visit to see the lady's slippers. This was my first time visiting and my first time seeing C. reginae in person. I estimated about 200 blooming plants. As you can see from the photographs, many were still in bud. I also saw a Platanthera blooming (I'm guessing Platanthera dilatata), pitcher plants, and round-leaved sundews.
While the range of C. reginae is large and relatively even across the "northern tier", it is noticeably less common in Vermont. In fact, I seem to remember hearing this was the only known location of this plant growing naturally in the state (more locations may now be known ). The rare status of this plant in Vermont may be due to lack of suitable habitat. Fens are rare in the Green Mountains, unlike in neighboring northern New York and New Hampshire.
Father's Day is typically the ideal time to visit to see the lady's slippers. This was my first time visiting and my first time seeing C. reginae in person. I estimated about 200 blooming plants. As you can see from the photographs, many were still in bud. I also saw a Platanthera blooming (I'm guessing Platanthera dilatata), pitcher plants, and round-leaved sundews.
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