tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025651162254792506.post8206346264574153069..comments2024-03-24T18:05:27.769+11:00Comments on Ian Fraser, talking naturally: Meet the Great Greenhoods!Ian Fraserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01023900823785041354noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025651162254792506.post-33299267438670880082017-11-23T11:32:29.902+11:002017-11-23T11:32:29.902+11:00Hello Michelle, and good to hear from you. I'm...Hello Michelle, and good to hear from you. I'm just back from overseas, hence the delay in replying. I'm no expert on the ecology and management of greenhoods, but a good general rule of thumb is 'if something is present, don't change management'. Bear in mind that even for spring-flowering orchids, they are generally present as green plants from autumn. You might try fencing an area and compare what happens there with the area still being grazed. Your local National Parks office might also have some advice. I'm sorry not to be able to be of more help.Ian Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01023900823785041354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025651162254792506.post-23011942980272479842017-11-15T10:48:06.647+11:002017-11-15T10:48:06.647+11:00Hi Ian
We have found a patch of Monaro Greenhood ...Hi Ian <br />We have found a patch of Monaro Greenhood orchids on our farm in Bendoc, Victoria. What is the best management strategy for protecting them? It is a part of our farm that is grazed by sheep but they have generally been removed in spring. The paddock they are in was developed as part of a timber mill so for a long time it was not grazed at all. How much does grazing affect the orchids?<br />Thanks<br />Matthew Farran<br />Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17940776577671945917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025651162254792506.post-13996800362421234832013-04-15T16:53:15.468+10:002013-04-15T16:53:15.468+10:00Hi Ian
I agree, but Caladenias are another difficu...Hi Ian<br />I agree, but Caladenias are another difficult genus (as you have indicated). <br />I come to this debate an an amateur, and I know what works for me, and what doesn't. <br />Pterostylis as a name for all of them has a "romantic" appeal, but in the field it is next to useless.<br />Cheers<br />DenisDenis Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10031115992910569116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025651162254792506.post-88332148380329127452013-04-15T16:21:47.102+10:002013-04-15T16:21:47.102+10:00Hello Denis and thanks for your comments. I'm ...Hello Denis and thanks for your comments. I'm not so convinced that Szlachetko is really a good botanist; to my knowledge he's still never seen an Australian orchid growing in situ, which alone casts serious doubt on his qualifications to rewrite their taxonomy. I understand how Jones and Clements felt pressured to fast-track their own work in self-defence, but on the other hand botanical taxonomy is so democratic (not to mention a trifle anarchic)that no-one was going to be forced to adopt Szl's new nomenclature - in the same way that most of the Australian herbaria have now declined to adopt Jones'. I think that taxonomy must first and foremost be systematics - reflecting evolutionary relationships - and I'm not in a position to judge whether the identified distinctions warrant full genus differentiation or sub-genus status. Perhaps it doesn't matter - as long as we agree on the relative relationships, it's ultimately human conceit as to where we draw the lines. I do agree that the new genera/subgenera make dealing with, identifying and discussing greenhoods (and indeed 'caladenias') much easier!Ian Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01023900823785041354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025651162254792506.post-43895257264447254592013-04-14T17:04:56.895+10:002013-04-14T17:04:56.895+10:00Hi Ian
Enjoyed your brave posting about Greenhoods...Hi Ian<br />Enjoyed your brave posting about Greenhoods.<br />So many, such differences.<br />I fully support the "new names" because they are diagnostic (e.g., Diplodium, vs Speculantha, vs Bunochilus) whereas Pterostylis could be anything.<br />Peter Weston in Sydney (RBG) still holds to the old names, as you probably know.<br />His argument is taxonomic. Mine is empirical and based on usefulness for "field work". At least it would have been if the Polish botanist Szlachetko had not involved himself.<br />Good botanist, lousy linguistically.<br />Cheers<br />DenisDenis Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10031115992910569116noreply@blogger.com