A rare wild orchid has been brought back from the brink of extinction by the work of dedicated conservationists. The Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland's vascular plant red list has revealed ...

An extremely rare orchid is once again blooming in the United Kingdom's wilderness — almost a century after it was presumed extinct. The lady's slipper orchid (Cypripedium calceolus) sounds like ...

A project to bring back one of the UK's rarest wildflowers has shown its first signs of success, experts said. The lady's slipper orchid was thought to be extinct by the early 20th Century, until a ...

It’s called the ghost orchid. A group of South Florida students are on a mission to save a rare flower. Their teacher is hoping the project plants the seed for future careers in science. Heather ...

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A rare yellow orchid mantis was recently filmed by a photographer at a scenic spot in southwest China's Yunnan Province. Resembling a blooming orchid, the species is typically found in pink in the ...

(WJW) – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service fears if action isn’t taken, the rare ghost orchid could soon be extinct. The FWS is now proposing to list the swamp-dwelling plant as an endangered species ...

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