Rhizanthella is an extraordinary orchid that lives its entire life underground, a fact which highlights its unique and ...

Pankaj Kumar has spent 25 years trekking through Asia's deepest forests looking for rare orchids and has discovered 38 ...

Known to scientists as Dracula, the so-called “monkey-face orchids” have become online celebrities. A new global ...

A Smithsonian ecologist is trying to restore the plant, Spiranthes delitescens, which grows on Arizona’s sky islands ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Around a decade ago, Kobe University biologist Kenji Suetsugu took a ...

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 ...

The world's largest collection of rare orchids has been discovered growing along the runways of a military airbase in Corsica, France. The estimated number of Serapias neglecta, or Devil's Tongue, is ...

(CNN) — 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 ...

When most people think of orchids, the first image that comes to mind may be those bright pink or purple flowers you see in a grocery store that tend to die as soon as you get them home. The second ...

Three new orchid species from the evergreen montane forests and shrublands of the Ecuadoran Andes have been described by scientists. Two of the new orchids have been preliminarily assessed as ...

A once-shelter pup turned conservation dog, DJ uses his powerful nose to find hidden plants and protect clean water for ...

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 ...