Australia is home to more than 1,800 orchid species—many found nowhere else. But these unique plants face growing threats.

Two centuries after orchids were first documented in South Australia, photographers are still discovering new plants.

Sometimes newfound flower species are lurking where scientists least expect to see them — in parks, gardens and even in planters on balconies. That's where researchers in Japan recently identified a ...

Many people associate the delicate orchid with tropical rainforests in exotic locales. Not SUNY Cortland botanist Michael Hough. Recently, he discovered a new species of orchid in the wetlands ...

SERNANP, Peru’s national parks service, announced that a new species of orchid was discovered on Bella Durmiente mountain, a prominent natural feature of Tingo Maria National Park in the Huánuco ...

Forestry England said on-site surveys "identified no concerns about protected orchid species", however they said there are ...

WASHINGTON— Under an agreement with the Center for Biological Diversity, a 2-foot-tall orchid found in only five southeastern states is being proposed for Endangered Species Act protection. The white ...

New Delhi: India's orchids are under pressure from illicit harvesting and exploitation for illegal trade. Of the vast diversity of 1,256 orchid species recorded in India, 307 are endemic to the ...

Ming-Lun Chou, Ming-Che Shih, Ming-Tsair Chan, Shih-Yi Liao, Chen-Tran Hsu, Yao-Ting Haung, Jeremy J. W. Chen, Der-Chih Liao, Fu-Hui Wu, Choun-Sea Lin https://www ...

Orchids are often thought of as beautiful, delicate and vibrant – but a newly identified plant might just change your mind. The “Gastrodia agnicellus” – labeled the “ugliest orchid in the world” – is ...

Edible terrestrial orchids are endangered worldwide due to overharvesting in the wild. Creating artificial hybrids from ...

An endangered purple fringeless orchid discovered on a private farm in Virginia July 24 by citizen scientists. Photo: Courtesy of October Greenfield Local citizen scientists working with the Changing ...