Miami Blue

[Tiser, Gene M]

Can anyone else confirm what Leroy suggests (and I was wondering) - is the
Balloon Vine an exotic and if so, what did the Miami Blue subsist on prior
to the introduction of the vine?

Gene Tiser
Education Coordinator
NE Region Hdqtrs
PO Box 10448
1125 N. Military Ave.
Green Bay, WI  54307-0448

phone: (920) 492-5836
fax:      (920) 492-5913
tiserg at dnr.state.wi.us

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> Sent: 	Tuesday, January 15, 2002 1:02 PM
> To: 	rkuhlman at hotmail.com
> Cc: 	LEPS-L at lists.yale.edu
> Subject: 	Re: Miami Blue
> 
> Roger:
> 
> The Miami Blue was very common in the Keys from the late 1960's until
> 1991. I first collected them in 1968 on the west side of the state at
> Cokoloskee in Collier County. Whether it was associated with balloon vine
> I do not know. I did not know that balloon vine was the host until 1973. I
> have always found them asociated with balloon vine ever since. Over the
> years I found them in Broward, Dade, Lee, Monroe and Collier counties. 
> 
> Balloon vine is an exotic (So I have been told). Both Dade and Monroe
> Countis attempted to eradicate the vine. Balloon vine is most abundant in
> distrubed areas. When construction came to a halt in the Keys in the late
> 1980's, distrubed areas dimished along with the balloon vine and the Miami
> Blue.
> 
> I am in the process of writing my history with the Miami Blue to send to
> the USFWS. When I completed the my letter to the USFES, I will post it on
> Leps-L.
> 
> However, if the USFWS gives the Miami Blue endangered status, what habitat
> do they intend to preserve to protect it. Do we start construction to
> create distrubed areas. Distrubing when you think about. (My poor shot at
> a little humor!)
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Leroy C. Koehn
> georgetown, KY
> 
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