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2019 Away Meeting with presentation Saturday, June 15, 6:45 pm
"Vermont's Contribution to New England's Rare Flora"
Bob Popp
June 14-16
Held at Vermont Grange Center, Brookfield, VT
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Bob Popp

VT Fish & Wildlife Dept. Botanist
Barre, VT

"Vermont's Contribution to New England's Rare Flora"

Mark your calendar for the next away NEBC Meeting on June 14-16, 2019 at Vermont Grange Center, Brookfield, VT, 6:45pm Saturday.

Abstract: Vermont has a wide diversity of plants consisting of approximately 2,150 taxa including subspecies, varieties , and escaped cultivars. Approximately 400 of these are categorized as rare (S1 – S2S3). Another 87 taxa are considered historic, i.e. not observed in the past 25 or more years. Moreover, a number of these species have their only known New England occurrences in Vermont (25+) or have most of their occurrences in Vermont (20+). This is attributable to two primary features: bedrock geology and location. The preponderance of limy and dolomitic bedrock throughout the state, but especially in the Champlain Valley allows species more typical of western N.Y. State and the mid-west to gain entry into New England.