Long Island Botanical Society Vol. 24 No. 3 The Quarterly Newsletter Summer 2014 Noteworthy Plants Recently Reported from Long Island, NewYork^ Eric Lamont^ and Steve Young^ ^President, Long Island Botanical Society, ^Chief Botanist, New York Natural Heritage Program ^An expanded version of this report has been published in vol. 141 of the Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society (Lament, Werier, and Glenn 2014). Readers should note that the expanded version includes reference citations that have been omitted here. Long Island, New York, continues to be a botanical hotspot as the following report reveals. Recent field work and herbarium study have yielded several noteworthy floristic discoveries on Long Island. Of the seven vascular plant species included in this report, six are non-native and the nativity status of one {Juncus diffusissimus, slim-podded rush) is debatable. Four of the species are additions to the flora of New York: Actinidia arguta (hardy kiwi), Carex kobomugi (Asiatic sand sedge), Kalopanax septemlobus (castor aralia), and Scirpus pal- lidus (cloaked bulrush). The report of Cyperus acuminatus (taper-tipped flatsedge) from Long Island changes the status of this species in New York from non-persisting to persisting. Cyperus dijformis (variable flatsedge) and Juncus diffusissimus (slim-podded rush) are recent additions to the flora of New York and our reports verify their status as persistent and spon- taneously reproducing. Throughout this report we have endeavored to give credit to individuals who reported their findings to us. We especially thank David Werier for sharing the results of his field work on Long Island and extensive herbarium searches. Addition- ally, we acknowledge the following individuals: for assistance in the field we thank Michael Bilecki (National Park Service), Michael Feder (New York City Parks Department), Rich Kel- ly (Long Island Botanical Society), and Jordan Raphael (Na- tional Park Service); for assistance in searching for specimens in herbaria we thank Robert F. C. Naczi (The New York Bo- tanical Garden) and Anna Stalter (Bailey Hortorium, Cornell University). For providing funding for research that led to some of our discoveries we thank Long Island Invasive Species Management Area. Discussion Actinidia arguta Hardy Kiwi, Tara Vine Actinidiaceae, the Chinese Gooseberry Family [Photo by Lois Lindberg] Actinidia arguta is a perennial vine native to Japan, Korea, and central and eastern China and has been cultivated since 1874 in the northeastern United States. We are unaware of any re- ports of this species naturalizing in northeastern North Amer- ica prior to 1991, when Weatherbee (1991) reported that it had naturalized in “a limited area of Stockbridge and Lenox,” Berkshire County, Massachusetts. It has since been report- ed as part of the floras of Maine, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. In addition, Kartesz (2013) reported A. arguta from Morris County, New Jersey, based solely on personal communication ( Continued on page 23) Page 22 Long Island Botanical Society Vol. 24 No. 3 Long Island Botanical Society Founded: 1986 • Incorporated: 1989 The Long Island Botanical Society is dedicated to the promotion of field botany and a greater understanding of the plants that grow wild on Long Island, New York. Visit the Society’s Web site www.libotanical.org Executive Board President Eric Lamont 631-722-5542 elamont@optonline.net Vice President Andrew Greller agreller2@optonline.net Treasurer Carol Johnston j ohnl] ohnston2 @optonline. net Recording Secretary Barbara Conolly bconolly@optonline.net Corresponding Secretary Rich Kellyvze2dxmil@verizon.net Committee Chairpersons Flora Eric Lamont elamont@optonline.net Andrew Creller agreller2@optonline.net Field Trips Michael Feder mdfeder2001@yalioo.com Programs Rich Kellyvze2dxmil@verizon.net Membership Lois Lindberg libsmember@verizon.net Conservation Bill Titus btitus@optonline.net John Turner redknot2@verizon.net Education Mary Laura Lamont elamont@optonline.net Hospitality Kathleen Caffney kg73@cornell.edu Dorothy Titus btitus@optonline.net Newsletter Editor Margaret Conover margaret. conover@gmail . com with special thanks to Skip & Jane Blanchard Webmaster Donald House libsweb@yahoo.com Society News The Annual LIBS BBQ was held on June 10, and for once it didn’t rain. One highlight of the evening was the surprise appearance of out-of-state LIBS members Skip and Jane Blanchard. The Long Island Botanical Society warmly thanks Zu Proly for serving as Refreshment Chairman for many years. She announced her retirement in April. The 30* anniversary of the founding of LIBS is coming up in 2016, and plans are being discussed for a week-long field excursion in celebration. President Eric Lamont is taking suggestions for locations which so far include Iceland and Mt. Rainier. The LIBS Newsletter may soon become electronic. Back issues are pres- ently available as pdfs on the LIBS website, and there is some discussion of whether members would wish to receive the electronic version only. The Executive Committee will take this into consideration. Margaret Conover announced that the New York Botanical Carden has initiated a project to digitize John Torrey’s herbarium specimens, along with all other pre-1874 specimens in their collection. The “Torrey Her- barium Project” involves an estimated 20,000 specimens and is projected to take several years. The garden is currently seeking volunteers to help pull specimens from the general collection, image them and transcribe the label data. Margaret is working with NYBC Herbarium staff on this effort and is the project’s contact person. Please contact her if you are interested in volunteering for this important and exciting project: mar- garet.conover@gmail.com . Dick Stalter reported on the Jamaica Bay (June 7) field trip. A 13-foot tidal surge during Superstorm Sandy cut a channel from the fresh-water pond to the bay so that the pond is no longer fresh. The National Park Service has no plans to fill the breach. Botanically the area is a study in Novel Ecosystems consisting largely of invasive species. John Turner commented on his effort to get an easement on the Radar Tower property on Freeman Ave. in Islip which has been the location of a half-dozen rare plants and is the only remaining Long Island location for pyxie moss {Pyxidanthera brevifolia). The site is 13 acres, though the rare plants exist in an acre or less. A Recent Publication: Lamont, E. E. and R. Stalter. Flora of Plum Island, Suffolk County, New York . J. Torrey Bot. Soc. 140: 465-479. 2013.— ABSTRACT: Plum Is- land, New York, has one of the highest concentrations of rare plants in the state and supports a high diversity of native plant species. The island’s varied topography and diverse ecological communities have contributed to the diverse flora; for much of the past 100 years, approximately 90% of the island has remained undeveloped. The vascular flora consists of 4l4 species within 270 genera and 92 families. Largest families include Asteraceae (61 spp.), Poaceae (60 spp.), and Cyperaceae (26 spp.) and largest genera include Carex (9 spp.), Cyperus (8 spp.), and Juncus {7 spp.). Twenty three species are listed as endangered, threatened, or rare in New York. Of these 23 species, 17 are extant, having been observed in the field during this study and six are considered extirpated. Plum Island provides a significant refugium for biodiversity and should be preserved and protected. Long Island Botanical Society Vol. 24 No. 3 Page 23 (Noteworthy Plants continued from cover) with David Snyder. We do not have any additional informa- tion regarding the latter report. Recently, we have received the following report of a population of A. arguta in Nassau County, Long Island. In June 2011, Long Island Botanical Society (LIBS) members Barbara Conolly and Lois Lindberg (pers. comm.) found a small population of A. arguta at Coffin Woods Preserve, Mat- inecock, Nassau County, Long Island. Young observed the population in 2013, and found that it covered approximately 2000 m^ in a tulip-tree mixed hardwood forest that has been degraded with other invasive species. Actinidia arguta formed a groundcover and climbed over shrubs and up a number of large tulip-trees {Liriodendron tulipifera). Young saw no fruits. Some of the trees covered by the kiwi were toppled by hur- ricane Sandy in 2012. [Ed. Note: See related article in LIBS Newsletter 24:7.] Grier and Grier (1929) reported ^4. arguta as being cultivated on three estates in northeastern Nassau County and adjacent Suffolk County, which is in the general region of the Coffin Woods Preserve. We are concerned that A. arguta is becoming a problematic invasive species at least in some areas in the Northeast. Carex kobomugi Asiatic Sand Sedge, Japanese Sedge Cyperaceae, the Sedge Family [Photo by Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org] Carex kobomugi, a species primarily of coastal dunes and na- tive to east Asia, has been established in Ocean County, New Jersey, since at least 1929. In 1979, Stalter (1980) document- ed C. kobomugi from Sandy Hook, Monmouth County, New Jersey. This species is also known from further north of Long Island in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Carex kobomugi was extensively planted for dune stabilization in eastern United States from the late 1960s to the mid-1980s. Belcher et al. (1984) report that prior to 1984 this species was planted on Long Island, New York, for “field tests” and was determined to be well adapted to Long Island climatic condi- tions. Therefore, at least some of its spread in the Northeast is the result of intentional plantings. The populations of this species on the New Jersey coast have been expanding expo- nentially. Mastrogiuseppe (2002), in her Flora of North America treat- ment, included New York in the distribution of C. kobomugi. We have not been able to determine the source of her report and have unsuccessfully searched BH, BKL, CONN, NY, and NYS for specimens that document her report. Mitchell and Tucker (2003) did not include C. kobomugi in the flora of New York. In 2013, Michael Byer (National Park Service) told us that “several years ago” he had seen C. kobomugi at Breezy Point, Queens County, Long Island, and that “sever- al years ago” the National Park Service had herbicided the population. He also indicated that he had not collected a specimen from this population. In 2011, Tony Luscombe (National Park Service) showed David Werier the area at Breezy Point where the eradication had allegedly taken place although Luscombe admitted that his knowledge of where this had taken place was second hand and he was unsure of the exact location. Werier did not find an extant population at that location at that time. On 24 October 2012, Heather Liljengren (New York City Parks Department) collected a species of Carex from Rock- away Beach, Queens County, Long Island {Liljengren s.n., BKL) that Robert EC. Naczi (pers. comm.) confirmed as C kobomugi. On 7 August 2013, Young along with others surveyed this population. The population occurred in two distinct habitats bordering the Atlantic Ocean: low, gently un- dulating primary dunes and the adjacent upper parts of ocean beach wash flats. The survey team documented the popu- lation from Beach 41 St. to just west of Beach 56 St., Arv- erne-by-the-Sea, Rockaway Beach. The population consisted of five large colonies and scattered individuals covering 5800 m^. According to Young, in 2006, piping plover {Charadrius melodus) stewards first noticed, but did not initially report, the plants at this site. In 2013, Young and Eamont confirmed additional Eong Island populations of what are likely C kobomugi from Fire Island, Suffolk County found by Julia Priolo (Eand Use Ecological Services) and Breezy Point, Queens County found by Hanem Aboulezz (National Park Service). The plants in these two populations were solely vegetative and therefore lacked fruit- ing material. Since C. kobomugi is morphologically similar to C macrocephala. (largehead sedge), another invasive sedge of maritime dunes, and is difficult to distinguish without repro- ductive material, it is possible that the populations are indeed C macrocephala. Young sent plants from the populations to Eouise Wootton (Georgian Court University) for molecular ( Continued on page 24) Page 24 Long Island Botanical Society Vol. 24 No. 3 (Noteworthy Plants continued from page 23) work and identification but results are not available as of this writing. Carex kobomugi is an invasive species and plans to eradicate it in New York have been implemented. Cyperus acuminatus Taper-tipped Flatsedge Cyperaceae, the Sedge Family [Photo by Charles T. Bryson, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org] In 2012, Werier found a small population of Cyperus acumi- natus at Edgewood Oak Brush Plains Preserve, Suffolk Coun- ty, Long Island (7 August 2012, Werier 4540, BH, GH; 3 September 2012, Werier 4698, NY, Werier pers. herb.). The population occurred on the edge of wet ruts in a sandy, infre- quently used dirt road adjacent to a utility right-of-way. As- sociated species included Cyperus bipartitus (slender flatsedge), C difformis (variable flatsedge), C iria (ricefield flatsedge), C microiria (Asain flatsedge), C. odoratus (fragrant flatsedge), C. squarrosus (bearded flatsedge), Eleocharis obtusa (blunt spike- rush), and Schoenoplectiella mucronata (bog bulrush). The native range of C acuminatus is northeastern Mexico and most of the United States. The native status in the northeast- ern United States, where populations are known from only widely scattered locations, is contentious. In New Hampshire, C acuminatus is considered native by Angelo and Boufford (2007), non-native by Haines (2011), and “introduced?” by Tucker et al. (2002). In Pennsylvania, it is considered native by the Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania (2013) and “introduced ?” by Tucker et al. (2002). In New York, this species was previously known from only one population (Westchester Co., Yonkers, Grassy Sprain Reservoir, 27 September 1924, G. T. Hastings s.n., NY!). Mitchell and Tucker (2003) considered C. acuminatus to be non-persisting and non-native. Our report changes the status of this species in New York to persisting. We consid- er C. acuminatus non-native at Edgewood Preserve because the site has significant anthropogenic disturbances, many plant associates are non-native species, and C. acuminatus had not previously been known from this site or any other in the vicinity (the Grassy Sprain Reservoir is approximately 50 km from this site). Cyperus difformis Variable Elatsedge Cyperaceae, the Sedge Eamily [Photo by David Werier] Cyperus difformis is introduced in North America where its spread has been well documented. Stalter et al. (2000) report- ed this species from Sandy Hook, Monmouth County, New Jersey. In 2002, a collection of C. difformis was made for the first time in New York (Queens Co., Strack Pond, 25 Septem- ber 2002, Rothstein s.n., BKL!). Strack Pond is in Eorest Park, Long Island, and is managed by the New York City Parks De- partment. In 1966, the Parks Department filled in the pond and built ball fields on the site. Then in 2000, the site was “restored” into a kettle pond. Wenskus (2002) reported that in 2001, the site (called Twin Eields at that time) was revege- tated “with mass plantings of herbaceous wetland plants”. It is possible that NYC Parks Department might have uninten- tionally introduced C. difformis to the site during the “resto- ration” work. Werier surveyed the Strack Pond site in 2012 and collected a voucher (4 September 2012, Werier 4714, BH, BKL, NY, Werier pers. herb.). The population was thriving and occu- pied an area of approximately 0.2 hectares with hundreds of individuals. The density of the population varied from sparse to dense. The plants occurred on the edge of Strack Pond just up from the level of standing water as well as in marshes in the pond. The plants were in full sun to very slight shade from the adjacent forest, and occurred in water depths up to approxi- mately 1 0 cm. Some associates included Amaranthus blitum (purple amaranth). Ambrosia artemisiifolia (annual ragweed), A. trifida (great r 2 i^eeA) , Artemisia vulgaris (mugwort), Carex Long Island Botanical Society Vol. 24 No. 3 Page 25 lurida (shallow sedge), C. vulpinoidea Michx. (fox sedge), Cy- perus esculentus (yellow nut-grass), C. iria (ricefield flatsedge), Eleusine indica (India goosegrass), Juncus effusus van solutus (common rush), /. tenuis (path rush), Leersia virginica (Vir- ginia cutgrass), Panicum dichotomiflorum (fall panic-grass), P. virgatum (switchgrass), Persicaria hydropiper (marshpepper smartweed), P longiseta (creeping smartweed), P pensylvaniea (Pennsylvania smartweed), Plantago rugelii (black-seeded plan- tain), and Symphyotriehum laneeolatum (white panicle aster). In 2012, Werier found two additional populations of C. dif- formis in New York. One is in Suffolk County, Long Island (Edgewood Oak Brush Plains Preserve, 3 September 2012, Werier 4693, BH, BKL, NY) and the other is in Richmond County, Staten Island (Ocean Breeze Park, 18 September 2012, Werier 4773, BKL). The Edgewood population con- sisted of about 150 plants covering a 100 m^ area, growing on the edge of a seasonally wet depression bordering a sandy and gravelly road, adjacent to a utility right-of-way. Juncus dijjusissimus Slim-podded Rush Juncaceae, the Rush Eamily [Photo by David Werier] In 2004, Lamont and Young (2005) found the first popu- lation of Juneus diffusissimus in New York. That population consisted of 17 individuals and occurred in the Town of Is- lip, Suffolk County, Long Island. In 2012 and 2013, Werier found four additional populations of /. diffusissimus in New York. Two of the populations were also from the Town of Islip, Suffolk County (Edgewood Oak Brush Plains Preserve, 7 August 2012, Werier 4537, BH, BKL; Timberline Park, 7 August 2012, Werier 4533, BH, BKL), a third was from Rich- mond County, Staten Island (Ocean Breeze Park, 18 Septem- ber 2012, Werier 4778, BH, BKL), and the fourth was from Orange County, (Town of Warwick, Sterling Lorest, 12 July 2013, Werier 5035, NY, Werier pers. herb.). The population at Edgewood Oak Brush Plains Preserve was extensive and comprised hundreds to thousands of individuals. It was also dominant in a human-created wetland at this site. Kalopanax septemlobus Castor Aralia Apiaceae, the Carrot Lamily [Photo by Steve Young] Although Kalopanax septemlobus is not listed as occurring in New York (Mitchell and Tucker 2003, Weldy et al. 2013), this species has been at least minimally spontaneously reproducing and persisting at two localities on western Long Island. In 2012, Anne Wong (Prospect Park Alliance) informed Werier that K septemlobus had been spontaneously appearing in and along the edges of the forests at Prospect Park (Kings County, Long Island) although she did not specify how many individ- uals had appeared and for how long she has been observing them. According to Wong, The Prospect Park Alliance has been actively removing them. Wong showed Werier one 25 cm dbh individual, from which he collected a voucher (5 Sep 2012, Werier 4720, BH). Werier searched the area, although not extensively, and did not see any additional individuals. In 2000, LIBS member Steven Glenn documented one individ- ual of K. septemlobus growing as an adventive in the local flora garden of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden {Glenn 5358, BKL), which is adjacent to Prospect Park. The Brooklyn Botanical Garden currently has three cultivated individuals of K. septem- lobus on its grounds (Glenn, pers. comm.). Therefore, it is possible that the spontaneous individuals that have appeared at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden and Prospect Park originated from seeds produced by these cultivated individuals. ( Continued on page 26) Page 26 Long Island Botanical Society Vol. 24 No. 3 (Noteworthy Plants continued from page 25) In 2012, LIBS member Allan Lindberg (pers. comm.) ob- served two saplings of K. septemlobus at Coffin Woods Preserve in Matinecock, Nassau County, Long Island, which appeared to him not to have been planted. They were growing in a tulip-tree/mixed hardwood forest that has been degraded with other invasive species. In 2013, he collected a voucher (18 May 2013, Lindberg s.n., BKL, NY, OBPF) and unsuccessfully searched the area for a nearby parent tree. Lindberg treated the two saplings with herbicide and will be monitoring them to see if they re-sprout. We suggest that K. septemlobus be closely monitored for invasive tendencies. It may prove not to be invasive or problematic but it could be a species like Phellodendron amurense (Amur cork- tree) that is an invasive and becomes problematic over time. Scirpus pallidus Cloaked Bulrush Cyperaceae, the Sedge Family [Photo by David Werier] In 2012, Werier found a population of Scirpus pallidus nat- uralized on Long Island (Queens Co., Forest Park, Strack Pond, 4 September 2012, Werier 4716, BH, Werier pers. herb.) The publication (Lamont et al. 2014) on which the present article is based was the first report of this species from New York. The population occurred in a “restored” kettle pond called Strack Pond. See details about the history of this site in our account of Cyperus difformis above. It is possible that the New York City Parks Department originally plant- ed S. pallidus at this site during restoration work, especially since this species is often mistaken for the native S. atrovirens (darkgreen bulrush). Werier did not fully assess the size of the S. pallidus population but noted that there were at least two dozen individuals. They were growing in shallow water at the edge of the pond with Leersia oryzoides (rice cutgrass). Scirpus pallidus has not previously been reported from New York. It is native primarily in the western and central Unit- ed States and Canada. Whittemore and Schuyler (2002) re- ported populations as far east as Missouri, Iowa, Wisconsin, Ontario, and disjunct in Pennsylvania. They appear to have considered all of these populations as native but the Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania (2013) consid- ered the Pennsylvania population non-native. Angelo and Boufford (2007) also reported S. pallidus from Maine as a non-native. Haines (2011) did not consider it to be part of the flora of New England but has now confirmed that there is a voucher representing the report from Maine and has accepted S. pallidus as part of the flora of New England (Haines pers. comm.). There is also a possible reference to this species occurring in New Jersey, but it is unclear. Literature Cited Angelo, R. and D. E. Boufford. 2007. Atlas of the flora of New England: Cyperaceae. Rhodora 109: 237-360. Belcher, C. R., E H. Webb, R. W. Duell, and W. C. Sharp. 1984. Registration of Sea Isle Japanese sedge. Crop Sci. (Madison) 24: 1214. Grier, N. M. and C. R. Grier. 1929. A list of plants growing under cultivation in the vicinity of Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y Amer. Midi. Naturalist 11: 389-434. Haines, A. 2011. Elora Novae Angliae. A Manual for the Identification of Native and Naturalized Higher Vascular Plants of New England. Yale Univ. Press, New Haven, CT. Kartesz, J. T. 2013. Eloristic synthesis of North America, Ver- sion 1.0. Biota of North America (BONAP). [in press]. Eamont, E. E. and S. M. Young. 2005. Juncus diffusissimus, an addition to the flora of New York, with notes on its recent spread in the United States. J. Torrey Bot. Soc. 132: 635-643. Eamont, E. E., D. Werier, and S. D. Glenn. 2014. Notewor- thy plants reported from the Torrey Range — 2011 and 2012. J. Torrey Bot. Soc. 141: 95-108. Mastrogiuseppe, J. 2002. Carex Einnaeus sect. Macroceph- alae Kiikenthal, pp. 307-309. In: Elora of North America Editorial Committee, eds., Elora of North America north of Mexico, Vol. 23, Magnoliophyta: Commelinidae (in part): Cyperaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York, NY Mitchell, R. S. and G. C. Tucker. 2003. Revised Checklist of New York State Plants, Edition IV. In Microsoft Word™. Distributed in CD-ROM format. IV. New York State Museum, Albany, NY Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania. 2013. The Pennsylvania Elora Project, http://www.paflora.org/ accessed July 14, 2013. Stalter, R. 1980. Carex kobomugi Ohwi at Sandy Hook, New Jersey. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 107: 431-432. ( Continued on bottom of page 27) Long Island Botanical Society Vol. 24 No. 3 Page 27 Field Trips AUGUST 17, 2014 (SUNDAY) 10 AM Pelham Bay Park, Bronx, NY Trip leaders: Leah Beckett and Rebecca Swadek Email: Leah.Beckett@parks.nyc.gov Pelham Bay Park has a diverse set of habitats including ex- tensive salt marshes dotted with upland “islands,” formed by exposed gneiss-quartz bedrock overlain by glacial till soil. It is the southernmost example of a rocky New England coastline, and is the largest park in New York City. A walk along the upland-salt marsh boundary in mid-sum- mer will include mature oak-hickory forest, shrub-dominated marsh edges, and salt marsh dominated by Spartina alterni- flora, S. patens, and Distichlis spicata. Other salt marsh spe- cies will include Iva frutescens, Baccharis halimifolia, Pluchea odorata, Solidago sempervirens, Salicornia depressa, and possibly Bolboschoenus robustus, Limonium carolinianum and Symphyo- trichum subulatum (S2). The low marsh, inundated twice daily by tides, also harbors live ribbed-mussel communities, breeding marsh wrens, and a few relic oysters. Other shore birds such as great egrets, snowy egrets, great blue herons, and birds of prey can be seen on the bedrock outcrops in the marsh. Be prepared for possible wet walking. Knee boots or taller waders are recommended if you want to venture out of the upland. Low tide is at noon. Bring plenty of water and be prepared for ticks. Directions: Meet in the Southeast corner of the Split Rock Golf Course parking lot. The parking lot entrance is off of Shore Road just north of Orchard Beach Rd. The southeast corner is the far corner (the side farthest away from the club- house) closest to Shore Road. SEPTEMBER 6, 2014 (SATURDAY) 9:30 AM - 2:30 PM Locations in Delaware and Otsego Counties, NY Trip leaders: A1 & Lois Lindberg Email: ajlindberg@verizon.net Phone: 516-686-6649 (after Sept. 3 phone 607-865-9487.) We will visit Eranklin Mountain Sanctuary, 100 acres of di- verse hilly woods and helds, and the site of a noted hawk watch. Nearby Emmons Pond Bog Preserve consists of 140 acres of wetland meadows and a sphagnum bog. September gives the birders among us the opportunity to take a look at some ear- ly-season hawk migrants. Oneonta is in central New York State, approximately 4 hours from El, and there are several motels in the area for overnight accommodations. Please bring lunch. Directions: Email or call for further details and directions to the meeting location. OCTOBER 4, 2014 (SATURDAY) 11 AM Cranberry Bog Preserve, Riverhead, Suffolk County, NY Trip leader: Andrew Greller Email: agreller2@optonline.net (Co-listed with the North Shore Eand Alliance) Join botanist Andy Greller to explore this magnificent com- munity, complete with carnivorous plants, when it is at its most beguiling. Directions: Please Email mdfeder2001@yahoo.com for meeting place and directions. Enrollment is limited. OCTOBER 18, 2014 (SATURDAY) 10 AM North Fork Preserve, Northville, Town of Riverhead, Suffolk County, NY Trip leader: Eric Eamont Email: elamont@optonline.net The day will include about 2 miles of walking and the em- phasis will be on the diversity of ecological communities and the dominant plant species that characterize them. Many different freshwater wetland communities will be observed and classified, as well as a rare upland forest ecosystem. Bring lunch and be prepared for ticks. Participants must register with trip leader to attend. ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ 4^4 (Literature Cited, continued from page 26) Stalter, R., E. E. Lamont, and G. Tucker. 2000. Noteworthy Collections. New Jersey. Castanea 65: 84-85. Tucker, G. C., B. G. Marcks, and J. R. Carter. 2002. Cyperus Einnaeus, pp. 141-191. In: Elora of North America Editorial Committee, eds., Elora of North America north of Mexico, Vol. 23, Magnoliophyta: Commelinidae (in part): Cyperaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York, NY. Weatherbee, P. B. 1991. Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary Ecological Master Plan. Unpublished report on file with Massachusetts Audubon Society. Eincoln, MA. Weldy, T, D. Werier, and A. Nelson. 2013. New York flora atlas. New York Elora Association, http://www.newyork.plan- tatlas.usfedu/ accessed November 27, 2013. Wenskus, T. J. 2002. 2001 Annual Report. City of New York Parks and Recreation. Natural Resources Group. Purest Restoration Team. Unpublished report. New York City Parks and Recreation Dept., New York, NY. Whittemore, A. T. and A. E. Schuyler. 2002. Scirpus Einnaeus, pp. 8-21. In\ Elora of North America Editorial Committee, eds., Elora of North America north of Mexico, Vol. 23, Magnoliophyta: Commelinidae (in part): Cyperace- ae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York, NY. Long Island Botanical Society PO Box 507 Aquebogue, NY 11931 Page 28 Long Island Botanical Society Vol. 24 No. 3 Upcoming Programs September 9, 2014* Tuesday, 7:30 PM Shari Roman “The Urban Oasis: Queens Botan- ical Garden.” With origins dating back to the 1939 New York World’s Fair (now celebrating its 75th Anni- versary), Queens Botanical Garden continues to en- chant visitors. But QBG isn’t just a pretty face-the Garden offers innovative educational programs and demonstrates environmental stewardship practices throughout its 39 acres in bustling Flushing. Shari is the New Media Manager at Queens Botanical Gar- den. She is an avid birder, nature photographer, and freelance writer specializing in gardening and nature topics. Location: Bill Paterson Nature Center, Muttontown Preserve, East Norwich * Refreshments and informal talk begin at 7:30 p.m. Formal meeting starts at 8:00 p.m. Directions to Muttontown or Stony Brook: 516-354-6506 October 14, 2014* Tuesday, 7:30 PM James Lendemer: “Long Island Lichens: From Distant Past To Uncertain Future.” Lichens are fun- gi that are found in terrestrial ecosystems throughout the globe. From the highest mountains to the driest deserts, they often form conspicuous displays on rocks, trees, and soil where they are noticed by scien- tists, naturalists, and the public alike. This presenta- tion will explore the natural history of the lichens of the New York City metropolitan region, focusing on Long Island. It will follow the development of the local biota from the distant past, to our modern present, and into the uncertainties of the future. Dr. James Lendemer is a post-doctoral researcher at The New York Botani- cal Garden in the Bronx. Fie and his colleagues in the Bronx are lichenologists whose research focuses on assessing lichen biodiversity, its patterns, threats, and conservation needs in North America and abroad. Location: Bill Paterson Nature Center, Muttontown Preserve, East NonA/ich