Up to 45% of all known flowering plant species across the globe could be under threat of extinction with the plant family Orchidaceae (orchids) among the most threatened, according to a new report.
Plants & Animals
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In "The Orchid Thief," author Susan Orlean wrote of a "phantom" flower hidden deep in the swamps of Southwest Florida "so bewitching that it could seduce people to pursue it year after year and mile after mile."
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Aug 23, 2023
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Karst forests develop in a karst landform, and have complex vegetation types and high biodiversity, and are rich in endemic species. As one of the important and special plant groups in the karst habitat, many orchids have ...
Ecology
May 26, 2023
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It is extremely rare for a new plant species to be discovered in Japan, a nation where flora has been extensively studied and documented. Nevertheless, Professor Suetsugu Kenji and his associates have recently uncovered a ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 17, 2023
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Everybody loves a garden.
Plants & Animals
Feb 2, 2023
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China is well known for its medicinal use of wild plants, a tradition that dates back thousands of years. These traditional Chinese medicines include many wild orchids, some quite showy.
Plants & Animals
Dec 21, 2022
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Researchers have spent 30 years searching the rugged Kimberley region of Western Australia for orchids, with their work finally culminating in a paper published in Telopea.
Plants & Animals
Sep 6, 2022
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The wild orchid Habenaria radiata's pure white petals resemble a white egret in flight (hence its common name white egret orchid). H. radiata has been loved by people since ancient times but the adaptive significance of the ...
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Jul 29, 2022
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Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, together with a team of scientists, have released a new scientific paper showing that the previously presumed extinct species called Prasophyllum morganii, commonly known as mignonette leek ...
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Apr 12, 2022
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An astounding new species of orchid has been discovered in the cloud rainforest of Northern Ecuador. Scientifically named Maxillaria anacatalina-portillae, the plant—unique with its showy, intense yellow flowers—was described ...
Ecology
Feb 28, 2022
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