tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7506198625942843833.post3573168812801182453..comments2023-09-02T06:03:47.444-07:00Comments on NC Plant Conservation & Beyond: Golden Crest (Lophiola aurea) - Coastal Plain Endemic with strange "disjunct" distributionRob Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16061458379708439038noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7506198625942843833.post-77793941993707677772015-07-23T07:54:37.122-07:002015-07-23T07:54:37.122-07:00Rob, I saw this plant for the first time last year...Rob, I saw this plant for the first time last year after many years of going to the coast. It was along Hwy 130 north of Shallotte. I reported it to the Heritage program & sent in a photo - https://www.flickr.com/photos/ncorchid/7330669660/in/photolist-caMAGd<br />David McAdooNcorchid@yahoo.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09907480698622488028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7506198625942843833.post-35852764185182793732015-07-23T05:15:37.054-07:002015-07-23T05:15:37.054-07:00Hi Rob, what gorgeous photos! I've only seen ...Hi Rob, what gorgeous photos! I've only seen Lophiola in flower in Florida. Laura Fogo forwarded your comment wanting to know the bee. Here's what I wrote to her: "It would be impossible to know for sure. If it’s kind of brown, then it’s likely Lasioglossum or Halictus (one of a million sweat bees that look very similar), but if it’s dark greenish/blueish, it could be Ceratina (a small carpenter bee). What beautiful shots. I need to remember to look at his blog. It’s really wonderful. I can forward to Sam Droege to ask if he’s heard of any Lophiola specialists, but they recently published an article on specialists for VNPS http://vnps.org/plants-for-specialist-bees/ and it’s not mentioned (though suppose Lophiola may not even be found in VA)." The abdomen in the first photo looks lightish brown while the last photo it looks darker. <br />Wish I could figure out how to get your posts without having to remember to check...Wonderful! Thanks, Nancy<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com