The ghost orchid, known for its white blossoms that appear to float in midair, is native to southwestern Florida and western Cuba, USFWS said. In the U.S., fewer than 1,000 plants remain, and less ...

Environmental groups have filed a lawsuit because they want the federal government to list a rare orchid, found mainly in Florida, as an endangered species. Ghost orchids grow in just a few places ...

(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 ...

The agency's 49-page report proposes qualifying the orchid as endangered, as its population has faced decline due to poaching, hurricanes, and habitat degradation resulting from these factors. The ...

The seemingly magical ghost orchid (Dendrophylax lindenii), of which only about 1,500 are thought to still live in the wilds of the Sunshine State, is found in extreme south Florida, in places ...

"Ghost Orchid Busters," the FWC wrote in its Facebook post on Thursday, Feb. 23. "One of our K-9 handlers was called to the scene of a crime in progress… people digging up plants at a state park.

Perhaps the most famous flower in Florida, ghost orchid numbers have dropped; about 1,500 still live in the wild ― mostly in eastern Collier County.

Object Details Description This difficult to grow, leafless orchid has white flowers which bob above the swampy waters of its home, like a small ghost. Or less eerily, the curling sides of its lip ...

For those who want to see the “Super” ghost orchid at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, 375 Sanctuary Road W., it's about 70 feet off the ground on a bald cypress tree roughly 100 feet off the ...