Orchid Society of Middle Tennessee
Next society meeting at The Potter Meeting Room in Botanic Hall at Cheekwood Botanical Gardens
Tuesday, January 17th 7:00 p.m.
Speaker: Dennis Horn
Presentation: Orchids of Tennessee
The orchids of Tennessee will be presented with slides showing each of the species. These naturally occurring orchids are all terrestrial in nature and are found scattered throughout the state. There are about 50 species total. All of them are fasinating and many are quite showy and rare.
Dennis Horn is an engineer, naturalist, amateur botanist, and wildflower photographer. He is a charter member of the Tennessee Native Plant Society and the Native Orchid Conference. He co-edited the TNPS field guide Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians. Dennis prepared the Orchidaceae treatment for the Tennessee Flora project now nearing completion. He lives in Tullahoma.
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