Journals

North American Native Orchid Journal

The North American Native Orchid Journal (ISSN 1084-7332) is a publication devoted 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 upon request and electronic versions are available to all interested persons or institutions free of charge. The Journal welcomes article of any nature that deal with native or introduced orchids that are found growing wild in North America, primarily north of Mexico, although articles of general interest concerning Mexican species will always be welcome.


The NANOJ is a periodic Journal by Paul Martin Brown. The journal is distributed via e-mail in the form of a PDF with a professional layout. Enthousiasts are welcome to distribute them and submit articles. Contact information can be found in the latest article.
I received the Journals in mail from Paul Martin Brown, editor, who asked me to pass them on. NB:The North American Native Orchid Journal is a private publication and is not affiliated in any manner with the Native Orchid Conference, Inc. or the Native Orchid Conference Journal.
Editor: Paul Martin Brown

UPDATED: the NANOJ Checklist
This personal checklist is for the convenience of the native-orchid-lover and is current through June 2007 (revised April 2008). It is not intended to be a complete taxonomic reference as the authors and publications have been intentionally omitted and the user is referred to any number of published works for that information or the International Plant Names Index.
Checklist revision April 2008 - as PDF


Volume 14 - Issue 2 - 2008

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  • News of interest: Spiranthes diluvialis new to Canada
  • Orchid flora of the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge by Scott L. Stewart & Larry W. Richardson
  • Synonyms and misapplied names of wild orchids found in North America North of Mexico
  • A new combination
  • My favorite things by Connie Bransilver
  • The Spiranthes formerly known as parksii by Lucy A. Dueck
  • Contributions to the status and morphology of Platanthera pallida, Pale fringed orchis by Robert T. McGrath
  • Platanthera pallida - fifteen years of comparisons by Paul Martin Brown
  • Guard cells in Spiranthes by Robert J. Ferry
  • Staying healthy by The Slow Empiricist
  • Hybrids in the genus Calopogon by Paul Martin Brown

Volume 14 - Issue 1 - 2008

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  • A new Spiranthes (Orchidaceae) from the Western United States by Paul Martin Brown, Lucy A. Dueck & Kenneth M. Cameron
  • A family orchid vacation to Newfoundland by Tom Nelson
  • Habitat notes on Epidendrum magnoliae var. magnoliae, the green fly orchid by Michael Dorris
  • My favorite things: orchids of the Indiana Dunes by Peter Grube
  • Being good caretakers by The Slow Empiricist
  • Orchid reintroduction in the United States: a mini-review by Scott L. Stewart

Volume 13 - Issue 3 - 2007

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  • The native orchids of Colorado (photographs online): A Botanical Adventure of an Amateur by Scott F. Smith
  • Reminiscences about orchids by The Slow Empiricist

Volume 13 - Issue 2 - 2007

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  • A Synopsis of two new Platanthera species from the Western United States by Paul Martin Brown
  • Drought, peril and survival in the Great Plains: Cypripedium candidum by Margaret M. From
  • Good things come in small packages or tiny jewels in the wild by The Slow Empiricist
  • The effects of various media and additives on the germination and development of several North American native orchids by David Niemann
  • Epipactis palustris - Another European visitor new to the North American orchid flora
  • Texas Ladies' Tresses ( Spiranthes brevilabris ) rediscovered in Texas by Eric Keith

Volume 13 - Issue 1 - 2007

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  • A novel form of Spiranthes ochroleuca from New Hampshire by Paul Martin Brown
  • Orchids of the Francis Morion National Forest, South Carolina by Jim Fowler
  • Misadventures of an orchid enthousiast by The Slow Empiricist
  • An extreme expression of color in Spiranthes odorata by Al Menk
  • Seed germination of North American orchids
  • Pteroglossaspis pottsii (Orchidaceae): a new species from Central Florida by Paul Martin Brown & Joel DeAngelis
  • Symbiotic seed germination of the deep South race of Spiranthes cernua from Florida by Scott L. Stewart

Volume 12 - Compilation - 2006

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  • Triphora trianthophora var. texensis (Orchidaceae): a new variety endemic to Texas by Paul Martin Brown & Richard B. Pike
  • Wild orchids in the 21st century: past, present, and future field guides and floras on North American native orchids by Paul Martin Brown
  • In the news: Rare Orchid Restoration Project Uses Local Know How On USFS Lands
  • Gymnadeniopsis clavellata f. wrightii: an old/new novelty by Paul Martin Brown & Lindsay Olive

Volume 11 - Compilation - 2005

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  • An albino adder's mouth from Cape Cod, Massachusetts by Paul Martin Brown
  • Two weeks and 39 orchids in Western Newfoundland by Paul Martin Brown
  • Spiranthes parksii Correll Novasota Ladies' tresses by Cliff Pelchat
  • Jewels in the most unlikely places by The Slow Empiricist
  • Did you know? Some North American Orchid Factoids by Paul Martin Brown
  • A case for evolution by Stan Folsom

Volume 10 - Compilation - 2004

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  • The correct name for the Northwestern Twayblade by Paul Martin Brown
  • Goethe State Forest: one of Florida's orchid hot spots! by Paul Martin Brown
  • Did you ever? Wonders and blunders by The Slow Empiricist
  • New taxa from Florida by Paul Martin Brown
  • New taxa from Northern and Western North America

Volume 9 - Compilation - 2003

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  • The native orchids of Nevada by Carole Siegel
  • Orchid memories: the paintings of Stan Folsom by Stan Folsom
  • New taxa by Paul Martin Brown
  • Two new Platanthera hybrids by Paul Martin Brown & Scott Stewart
  • Understanding Platanthera chapmanii by Paul Martin Brown
  • Orchid exploration for the older enthousiast by The Slow Empiricist
  • North American native orchids books in progress a news report
  • An unlikely place to find an orchid treasure by Carol Siegel

Volume 8 - Compilation - 2002

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  • Revalidation of Platanthera conspicua, the southern white-fringed orchis by Paul Martin Brown
  • Corallorhiza maculata var. mexicana in the southwest? by Ronald A. Coleman
  • Did you ever? Wonders and blunders by The Slow Empiricist
  • Two new color forms from the Midwestern United States by Paul Martin Brown
  • Evidence for the revalidation of the genus Gymnadeniopsis Rydberg by Paul Martin Brown
  • Orchids of the Northern Maine by Olof O. Nylander
  • Recent publications concerning North American orchids for 2002

Volume 7 - Issue 4 - 2001

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  • A tribute to Philip E. Kennan 1928 - 2001 by Ronald A. Coleman & Paul Martin Brown
  • Reminiscences of Phil Keenan by Shirley Curtis & Sally Puth
  • Orchid publications of Philip E. Keenan
  • A report on the efforts to save two rare North American terrestrial orchids by Scott L. Stewart

Volume 7 - Issue 3 - 2001

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  • Recent taxonomic & distributional notes from Florida 11. Spiranthes sylvatica P.M. Brown, a new species of ladies’-tresses from the southeastern United States by Paul Martin Brown
  • A tribute to all those orchid people by The Slow Empiricist
  • A visit to the Burren by Anita & Stefan Ambs
  • A meeting with ladies on Memorial Day weekend by Stefan Ambs
  • Orchids, whales and polar bears - Churchill 2001 by Lorne G. Heshka
  • Vanilla mexicana in Florida: past & present by Jake Heaton
  • A new combination in Trichocentrum by Paul Martin Brown
  • Publication Notes: Native Orchids of Oklahoma by Lawrence K. Magrath

Volume 7 - Issue 2 - 2001

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  • Reproductive biology of the Lady's Slippers: I. Introduction and the Pink Lady’s-slipper, Cypripedium acaule Ait by Charles L. Argue
  • Update on Corallorhiza bentleyi, Bentley's coralroot by Stan Bentley
  • Books and pamphlets on the orchids of the United States and Canada by Ronald A. Coleman
  • Out of the loop by The Slow Empiricist
  • A New Zealander looks at the orchids in the Wild West by Ian M. St George
  • The Arctic orchids of Adelbert Von Chamisso by Mark Nir
  • Recent taxonomic and distributional notes from Florida 10. by Paul Martin Brown
  • 6th Annual North American Native Orchid Conference
  • New taxa and combinations by Paul Martin Brown
  • Book Reviews: Native Orchids of Nova Scotia by Carl Munden

Volume 7 - Issue 1 - 2001

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  • A status report on the native and naturalised Orchidaceae of Collier, Miami-Dade, and Monroe counties Florida by Roger L. Hammer
  • Phlistines by The Slow Empiricist
  • Recent taxonimic and distributional notes from Florida 9. by Paul Martin Brown
  • 6th Annual North American Native Orchid Conference

Volume 6 - Issue 4 - 2000

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Proceedings of the 5th annual North American Native Orchid Conference Part 2

  • Pollinators of the western prairie fringed orchid: A Manitoba Research Project by Lorne Heshka
  • The genus Hexalectris in the United States by Joe Liggio
  • Spiranthes parksii – Navasota Ladies'-tresses by Cliff Pelchat
  • The Northern members of the Platanthera hyperborea complex (Orchidaceae) by Charles J. Sheviak
  • Species pairs by Paul Martin Brown
  • 6th North American Native Orchid Conference
  • New names for Florida Epidendrums by Eric Hágsater
  • Rare, threatened and endangered orchids in North America - Part 4 by Anne B. Wagner, Ken Wagner & Paul Martin Brown
  • Frightful experiences by The Slow Empiricist
  • Corrections and additions to Volume 6
  • The Sacoila saga continues by Stanley N. Folsom
  • Recent taxonomic and distributional notes from Florida 8. by Paul Martin Brown
  • A new combination in Pogonia by Paul Martin Brown
  • Book Review: Native Orchids of the Southern Appalachian Mountains
  • Flora of North America Volume 26
  • 7th North American Native Orchid Conference - May 2002

Volume 6 - Issue 3 - 2000

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  • Memories of past conferences by The Slow Empiricist
  • Proceedings of the 5th annual North American Native Orchid Conference Part1.
    A summary - Port Angeles, Washington - July 16-20, 2000
    by Scott Stewart
  • Symbiotic seed germination of federally-threatened eastern prairie fringed orchid Platanthera leucophaea (Nuttall) Lindley, and three Habenaria species from Florida by Scott Stewart
  • Orchids at a range limit in Arizona and New Mexico by Ronald A. Coleman
  • About some European genera by Dietrich & Ursula Rueckbrodt
  • Rare, threatened and endangered orchids in North America - Part 3 by Anne B. Wagner, Ken Wagner & Paul Martin Brown
  • Recent taxonomic and distributional notes from Florida 7.
    Govenia floridana (Orchidaceae), a new species endemic to Southern Florida, U.S.A.
    by Paul Martin Brown
  • Platatnthera X vossii found in Rhode Island

Volume 6 - Issue 2 - 2000

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  • Galeandra bicarinata (Cyrtopodiinae: Orchidaceae), a new species from Florida and the greater Antilles by Gustavo A. Romero-González & Paul Martin Brown
  • Refinements in our understanding of some green Platantheras by Charles J. Sheviak
  • Historical orchid collections from Brooklyn, New York by Eric E. Lamont
  • A preliminary population study of Platanthera zothecina at Navajo National Monument, Arizona by Laura E. Hudson, Ronald A. Coleman,& Shauna Charles
  • Rare, threatened and endangered orchids in North America - Part 2 by Anne B. Wagner, Ken Wagner & Paul Martin Brown
  • Those pesky foolers revisited by The Slow Empiricist
  • An addition and a deletion to the Orchidaceae of Arkansas by George P. Johnson
  • Recent taxonomic and distributional notes from Florida 7. The Genus Habenaria by Paul Martin Brown

Volume 6 - Issue 1 - 2000

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  • Schiedeella arizonica: a new species from the Southwestern United States by Paul Martin Brown and Ronald A. Coleman
  • In anticipation of the growing season by The Slow Empiricist
  • Occurence of wild coco, Eulophia alta (L.) Fawcett & Rendle, at Rock Springs Run State Reserve, Orange County, Florida by Brian Emanuel, Jo Anna Watson Baber & Mike Beckwith
  • A short history of the genus Cypripedium by Phillip E. Keenan
  • Rare, threatened and endangered orchids in North America - Part 1 by Anne B. Wagner, Ken Wagner & Paul Martin Brown
  • 5th Annual North American Native Orchid Conference
  • Recent taxonomic and distributional notes from Florida 5. by Paul Martin Brown




Growing terrestial orchids... basic recipes

The following articles where sent in, they cover a range of topics on terrestrial orchid cultivation.


  • Growing European Native Orchids - easier than you think!
    by Richard Manuel in The Orchid Review (May-June 2003)
    Article


  • Growing Cypripedium outdoors in Britain
    by Peter Corkhill in The Orchid Review (May-June 2005)
    Article


  • How to raise in vitro propagated Cypripedium seedlings to fully established hardy plants for the garden
    by Camiel F. de Jong in cypripedium.de (December 2004)
    PDF


  • Artificial Pollination of Cypripedium Species
    by Camiel F. de Jong in cypripedium.de (April 2002)
    PDF


  • Orchids from seed
    Talk by Mark Demers ~ reported by Ian Gillam in Alpine Garden Club of B.C. (winter 2006)
    On page 6 you'll find a technique of artificially germinating Bletilla on cardboard using tea compost.
    PDF




Der Orchideenkurier (OK)

Der Orchideenkurier is the magazine of the Austrian Orchid Society "Österreichische Orchideengesellschaft". It is released every month of the first half of the year in German. To keep up to date with the available reading, you can visit their Orchideenkurier download page. To prevent link rot, we keep a mirror in the media manager.

ok1-07.pdf
Terrestrial orchids in the Balkan + Orchis pallens + Pleione maculata

ok2-07.pdf
Chamorchis alpina + Pleione

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Anacamptis pyramidalis

ok2_06.pdf
Ophrys sphegodes + Cypripedium calceolus
ok3-06.pdf

ok4-06.pdf

ok5-06.pdf

ok6-06.pdf

ok2_05.pdf

ok3_05.pdf

ok4_05.pdf

ok5_05.pdf


Vereinigung Deutscher Orchideenfreunde

The German V.D.O.F is a society that is mainly oriented towards tropical orchids, but their Journal is sometimes spiced with terrestrials. Below you'll find the journals that feature plants from our part of the hobby. Texts are in German.

artikel1_2006.pdf Phragmipedium & a course on mineral-diet for orchids

artikel2_2006.pdf Phragmipedium caudatum

artikel4_2006.pdf Featuring Ponerorchis graminifolia & Sagisoo culture

artikel3_2005.pdf Featuring Ponerorchis Awachidori-ucho (P. suzukiana x P. graminifolia)

artikel4_2003.pdf Their Papua New Guinea Orchid Research trip has a number of terrestrials on the ticklist, a funcky-looking Goodyera picture on page 382

corybas_anamensis_vietnam.pdf Corybas anamensis in Eastern Indochina


Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 1868-1961

To be scanned for terrorchids

Online Journals not in PDF

The New Zealand Native Orchid Group has a large collection of articles well worth browsing.