Orchids in Vermont

I'm trying to learn the orchids (family Orchidaceae) in Vermont. Four of the six subfamilies recognized by iNaturalist have representation in Vermont as follows:

Subfamily Genera Taxa Observations
Apostasioid Orchids (Apostasioideae) 0 0 0
Slipper Orchids (Cypripedioideae) 1 5 1,812
Lower Epidendroid Orchids (Epidendroideae) 10 19 1,475
Orchidoid Orchids (Orchidoideae) 5 29 1,924
Higher Epidendroid Orchids (Vandoideae) 0 0 0
Pogonias and Vanilla Orchids (Vanilloideae) 2 3 123

The subfamilies are documented in a visual table for convenience:

If you find errors or discrepancies, please leave a comment. Thanks!

Julkaistu elokuu 8, 2023 07:12 IP. käyttäjältä trscavo trscavo

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This sounds like a fun and challenging project, which should keep you busy for some time!

Lähettänyt tsn 10 kuukautta sitten

Ha, I think you're right!

Lähettänyt trscavo 10 kuukautta sitten

Interesting and yes, challenging! Thought-provoking, as well. Your project sent me looking for other Orchidaceae subfamilies, and I found four. It looks as if Vermont has species in all except Apostasiodeae. Here are the other three:
Cypripediodeae https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/211065-Cypripedioideae
Vanilloideae https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/738349-Vanilloideae
Epidendroideae https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/738346-Epidendroideae/browse_photos
Wow! You've got your work cut out for you!

Lähettänyt cgbb2004 10 kuukautta sitten

But thank you! It's already helped me think about how different species of orchids fit into the family!

Lähettänyt cgbb2004 10 kuukautta sitten

Maybe I'll try Cypripediodeae next...that should be an easy one (famous last words).

Lähettänyt trscavo 10 kuukautta sitten

I going to enjoy watching your progress. And I'm sure I'll learn a lot too. Thanks for doing this!

Lähettänyt hollyyoung 10 kuukautta sitten

I can see you working on your Google Doc now 😊(Your cursor is red 😊.)
You are making great progress with Cypripediodeae!

Lähettänyt cgbb2004 10 kuukautta sitten

@cgbb2004 thanks for looking :-) the slipper orchids were much easier to document than the orchidoid orchids.

Lähettänyt trscavo 10 kuukautta sitten

@trscavo Thanks for this! Very interesting :)

Lähettänyt micholoko 10 kuukautta sitten

Thanks @micholoko as it turns out, four of six subfamilies are represented in VT. I've sorted through 56 taxa spread across 18 genera. See the tables in the googledoc for details.

Lähettänyt trscavo 10 kuukautta sitten

Hi all. I rewrote the content of the journal article and completely rewrote the googledoc. Hope that helps.

Lähettänyt trscavo 10 kuukautta sitten

This is absolutely amazing!!! Thank you, @trscavo, for portraying the taxonomy of Vermont's Orchidaceae and linking to sources and observations! Yes, your revisions are helpful! An outstanding work!!! Thanks again!

Lähettänyt cgbb2004 10 kuukautta sitten

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