"Rochester Cemetery... The 13.5-acre Rochester site is... defined as a sand prairie/savanna.... scattered trees and groves of trees in addition to prairie plants...
360 plant species, figuring out to about 25 per acre... "That is a greater number than has been recorded at any other prairie site that has been documented in Iowa." [Diana Horton... associate professor of biology at the University of Iowa] an orchid called the slender ladies' tresses [slender ladies' tresses] that is listed as "threatened" on the state's list of endangered and threatened species." "Rochester Cemetery is... a remnant of natural habitat," she [Diana Horton] added." Article URL : http://www.qctimes.com/articles/2006/09/02/news/local/doc44f914a28689e120212878.txt ********* Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
