The Bulbophyllum wolongense, identified as a new species of orchid. [Photo/China Daily] A new species of orchid has been ...

In the face of an extinction crisis, one maverick botanist is on a mission to preserve some of the most endangered plants.

Missouri Botanical Garden scientists and collaborators discovered and described a new orchid species in Central Madagascar with a record-setting nectar spur and close ties to the famous "Darwin's ...

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By JESSICA DAMIANO Like most gardeners, I occasionally stumble upon fruits and flowers that resemble something else. But a ...

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. They used helicopters, 4WDs ...

These five orchids mimic humans, babies and animals — and it’s all part of nature’s evolution - While gardeners are ...

If you want to see a ghost orchid in the wild in Florida, typically you will have to hike for a very long time through the watery wilderness of the Everglades. The trek will take you through swamps ...

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Scientists and authorities are increasingly calling for help from citizen scientists to track species and changes.