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NEcology #91 - Calcareous Cliffs and Their Carnivorous Colonizers

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NEcology #90 - Deep in the North Deciduous Woodlands

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500 Subscriber Q and A!

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NEcology #89 - Orchid Communities of Calcareous Fens

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NEcology #88 - The Majestic Great Fringed Purple Orchid

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NEcology #87 - The Beauty of Brassicaceae

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NEcology #92 - Vermont's Elusive Alpine Carnivore

Continuing on my journey to find the elusive (in New England) and carnivorous Purple Butterwort, I ascend into a lovely sub-alpine and alpine habitat. Though not nearly as dramatic as the cliff faces I explored the day before, we found a very healthy population of our target species!
Plants of interest:
Sorbus americana - American mountain ash - Rosaceae
Abies balsamea - balsam fir - Pinaceae
Streptopus lanceolatus - rose twisted-stalk - Liliaceae
Oxalis montana - mountain woodsorrel - Oxalidaceae
Vaccinium vitis-idaea minus - Mountain Cranberry - Ericaceae
Cornus canadensis - Canadian bunchberry - Cornaceae
Lycopodium lagopus - arctic stag's-horn clubmoss - Lycopodiaceae
Clintonia borealis - bluebead lily - Liliaceae
Pinguicula vulgaris - Purple Butterwort - Lentibulariaceae

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NEcology #91 - Calcareous Cliffs and Their Carnivorous Colonizers

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NEcology #91 - Calcareous Cliffs and Their Carnivorous Colonizers

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Plant carnivory? Check! Inaccessible habitat? Check! Weird geology? Check! Pinguicula vulgaris the "Common Butterwort" has a pretty widespread distribution across the globe, but the special sauce it needs to truly thrive is at a premium in New England. A dweller of sun-scorched, basic cliff faces, it eludes the vast majority of casual observers, despite being well worth the effort to see! Plant...

NEcology #90 - Deep in the North Deciduous Woodlands

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NEcology #90 - Deep in the North Deciduous Woodlands

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Northern hardwood forests are a staple of much of the northeast as one moves away from the coastal Oak and Pine forests. Interesting plants abound! Plants of interest: Botrypus virginianus - "Rattlesnake Fern" Adiantum pedatum - "Northern Maidenhair Fern" Aquilegia canadensis - "Red Columbine" Erigeron philadelphicus - "Philadelphia Fleabane" Platanthera hookeri - "Hooker's Orchid" Eurybia macr...

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500 Subscriber Q and A!

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Took the time to respond to everyone who left a comment a few weeks back! Thank you all for your support, I will have a regular NEcology upload next Sunday!

NEcology #89 - Orchid Communities of Calcareous Fens

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NEcology #89 - Orchid Communities of Calcareous Fens

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Much of New England is composed of acidic soils, from the thin, sandy soils of coastal oak and pine communities to the rich duff of upland broadleaf forests and all the wetlands in between the geology and prolific leaf litter across the region creates a generally low-Ph soil chemistry. However, in some regions of New England, high-Ph limestone, phyllite and shale sedimentary deposits radically ...

NEcology #88 - The Majestic Great Fringed Purple Orchid

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NEcology #88 - The Majestic Great Fringed Purple Orchid

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Sometimes a single plant is worth an entire episode. My love for Orchids is no secret, but this one is possibly one of the showiest in the region! Plants of interest: Platanthera grandiflora - "Great Purple Fringed Orchid"

NEcology #87 - The Beauty of Brassicaceae

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NEcology #87 - The Beauty of Brassicaceae

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Apologies for another delayed upload! In this video I take some time to explain the characteristics of Mustard Family Brassicaceae. Mustards are unique in their lack of fungal symbiosis and in their chemistry! Whether a native or invasive species, almost all of us have experience with this family in our diets, gardens and wilderness! Plants of interest: Cardamine concatenata - "Cut-leaf Toothwo...

A Big Thanks for 500 Subscribers! (Garden Tour)

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A Big Thanks for 500 Subscribers! (Garden Tour)

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Less than a year ago, this channel had just broken 100 subscribers. I'm glad people are enjoying the content and learning about native plants. I recently moved and have a larger area than I've ever had before to plant natives, if you like this type of content, I can make more gardening/propagation videos in the future. Thank you!

NEcology #86 - Oceanside Orchids of the Atlantic Coast

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NEcology #86 - Oceanside Orchids of the Atlantic Coast

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It doesn't take a long-time viewer to understand my passions for Orchids! I love New England's dozens of native terrestrial Orchids and their associated habitats. Here, we find ourselves sea-side in Maine, looking at a delightful coastal fen and one of the last refuges for Arethusa bulbosa the "Dragon's Mouth." Two other, more familiar species are here as well Calopogon tuberosus, the "Tuberous...

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NEcology #85 - The Regal "Royal Ferns"

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Apologies for the late upload! In This video I cover all three species in the "Royal Fern" family, Usmundaceae. This lineage represents the oldest extant lineage of so-called Leptosporangiate ferns which represent the vast majority of ferns familiar to the layperson and allow for a great discussion of fern anatomy and taxonomy. Plants of interest: Osmunda spectabilis - "American Royal Fern" Osm...

NEcology #84 - Hello Yellow! A Close Look at the Yellow Lady's Slipper

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NEcology #84 - Hello Yellow! A Close Look at the Yellow Lady's Slipper

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Lady's Slippers are a New England specialty! In this video, I visit a very popular calcareous fen that hosts a wide variety of Orchids. The earliest blooming of which is Cypripedium parviflorum the Yellow Lady's Slipper! Plants of interest: Tiarella stolonifera - "Creeping Foamflower" - Saxifragaceae Geum rivale - "Water Avens" - Rosaceae Mitella diphylla - "twoleaf miterwort" - Saxifragaceae E...

NEcology #83 - Strange and Stunning Spring Saxifrages

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NEcology #83 - Strange and Stunning Spring Saxifrages

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Saxifragaceae is a fascinating family of plants. While some of local common species like Tiarella can be found abundantly in the woods, many specialize in occupying specific niches in habitat. From waterways, to bald rock outcrops, to alpine tundra, many of the more interesting members are only found if you know were to look! In this video, we cover two of the earliest blooming members of the f...

NEcology #82 - Plundering a Long Abandoned Homestead

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NEcology #82 - Plundering a Long Abandoned Homestead

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New England was one of the first regions of the US to be settled in the colonial era. As such, numerous abandoned farms and homesteads dot seemingly pristine countryside, leaving behind cellar holes, chimneys and the infamous and prolific boundary walls of the long abandoned fields that likely ceased operation well over 150 years ago. These sites are typically protected and maintained by conser...

NEcology #81 - The Acid-loving Orchids of New England

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NEcology #81 - The Acid-loving Orchids of New England

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New England's Orchid hotspot is typically thought of as Vermont, and the far northern regions of New Hampshire and Maine, where calcareous fens, bogs and coniferous swamps create excellent habitat for Showy Orchids, Showy and Yellow Lady's Slippers, Twayblades, and others. The basic (High-pH) soil here is what many of our native Orchids crave! But even in the southeast, where the thin and leach...