NORTH AMERICAN NATIVE ORCHID JOURNAL Volume 12 2006 In this issue: TRIPHORA TRIANTHOPHORA VAR TEXENSIS a new variety endemic to Texas WILD ORCHIDS IN THE 21ST CENTURY: past, present, and future field guides and floras on North American native orchids GYMNADENIOPSIS CLAVELLATA FORMA WRIGHTII an old/new novelty And from the past… RESURRECTION OF THE GENUS GYMNADENIOPSIS REVALIDATION OF PLATANTHERA CONSPICUA, the southern white fringed orchis THE CORRECT NAME FOR THE NORTHWESTERN TWAYBLADE The
NORTH AMERICAN NATIVE ORCHID JOURNAL Volume 12 2006 In this issue: TRIPHORA TRIANTHOPHORA VAR TEXENSIS a new variety endemic to Texas WILD ORCHIDS IN THE 21 ST CENTURY: past, present, and future field guides and floras on North American native orchids GYMNADENIOPSIS CLAVELLATA FORMA WRIGHTII an old/new novelty And from the past… RESURRECTION OF THE GENUS GYMNADENIOPSIS REVALIDATION OF PLATANTHERA CONSPICUA ,the southern white fringed orchis THE CORRECT NAME FOR THE NORTHWESTERN TWAYBLADE The North American Native Orchid Journal (ISSN 1084-7332) is an annual publicationdevoted to promoting interest and knowledge of the native orchids of North America A limited number of the print version of each issue of the Journal are available uponrequest and electronic versions are available to all interested persons or institutionsfree of charge The Journal welcomes article of any nature that deal with native orintroduced orchids that are found growing wild in North America, primarily north of Mexico, although articles of general interest concerning Mexican species will welcomeRequests for either print or electronic copies should be sent to the editor:Paul Martin Brown, 10896 SW 90 th Terrace, Ocala, FL 34481 or via email atnaorchidaolcom NORTH AMERICAN NATIVE ORCHID JOURNAL Volume 12 2006 CONTENTS NOTES FROM THE EDITOR 3 TRIPHORA TRIANTHOPHORA VAR TEXENSIS (ORCHIDACEAE) A NEW VARIETY ENDEMIC TO TEXAS Paul Martin Brown Richard B Pike 4 WILD ORCHIDS IN THE 21 ST CENTURY: past, present, and future field guides and floras onNorth American native orchids Paul Martin Brown 11 IN THE NEWS! Rare Orchid Restoration Project Uses Local Know How On USFS Lands 29 GYMNADENIOPSIS CLAVELLATA FORMA WRIGHTII An old/new novelty Paul Martin Brown Lindsay Olive 30From the Past… requested reprints RESURRECTION OF THE GENUS GYMNADENIOPSIS RYDBERG NANOJ 2002 Paul Martin Brown 33 REVALIDATION OF PLATANTHERA CONSPICUA , THESOUTHERN WHITE FRINGED ORCHIS NANOJ 2002 Paul Martin Brown 41