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Michael Hough, Biological Sciences Department, recently co-authored a paper announcing the first record of a native orchid in New York state. “Discovery of Spiranthes odorata (Nutt.) Lindl. (Fragrant Ladies’-tresses) in Central New York” was published in The Native Orchid Conference Journal. It was co-authored with J.M. McMullen, M.A. Young, and C.L. Landis

The article is currently only available to members but should be publicly available by the end of 2021. Also, Hough was interviewed about the article by the Syracuse Post-Standard in a feature that was published on Oct. 12 titled “A ‘stunning’ discovery: Fragrant orchid found near Onondaga Lake, 350 miles from nearest known site.”