Berry rare: Mansfield hiker finds shrub long thought extinct
There’s an exceedingly rare shrub atop Vermont’s highest peak that you probably won’t see for several months because of all the snow. But you’re not alone — until last month,
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There’s an exceedingly rare shrub atop Vermont’s highest peak that you probably won’t see for several months because of all the snow. But you’re not alone — until last month,
A diminutive alpine shrub last documented in Vermont in 1908 has been rediscovered on Mt. Mansfield.
There’s an exceedingly rare shrub atop Vermont’s highest peak that you probably won’t see for several months because of all the snow. But you’re not alone — until last month,
The purple crowberry, a small alpine shrub, was last documented in Vermont in 1908 — until hiker Liam Ebner rediscovered it on Mount Mansfield.Ebner made the discovery while participating in the 2022 Northeastern Alpine Stewardship Gathering, a...
Liam Ebner, a recent college graduate, rediscovered the purple crowberry plant while on a hike at a conference co-hosted by the Green Mountain Club.