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!

Posted on 08 de agosto de 2023, 07:12 PM by trscavo trscavo

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

Publicado por tsn 10 meses antes

Ha, I think you're right!

Publicado por trscavo 10 meses antes

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!

Publicado por cgbb2004 10 meses antes

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

Publicado por cgbb2004 10 meses antes

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

Publicado por trscavo 10 meses antes

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

Publicado por hollyyoung 10 meses antes

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

Publicado por cgbb2004 10 meses antes

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

Publicado por trscavo 10 meses antes

@trscavo Thanks for this! Very interesting :)

Publicado por micholoko 10 meses antes

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.

Publicado por trscavo 10 meses antes

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

Publicado por trscavo 10 meses antes

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!

Publicado por cgbb2004 10 meses antes

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