Extinct Orchid Found In Vermont For First Time In Over 100 Years
The small whorled pogonia had not been seen in Vermont since 1902, despite multiple unsuccessful searches, and was believed to have died out in the state, according to the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department. However, a small group of the delicate plants has now been documented in Winooski Valley Park District, Chittenden County. “Discovering a viable population of a federally threatened species unknown in our state for over a century is astounding....