Orchid seeds are as small as dust and do not provide any nutrients for the young plant to grow. The adult plants are known to rely on a certain type of fungi that develop structures within the plant's ...

Orchids are unsustainably plucked from the wild the world over to furnish private collections, driving many species to the brink of extinction. Conservationists in Southeast Asia are increasingly ...

A decades-long bid to bring back one of Britain’s “rarest and most impressive” wildflowers has seen success with the first new plant found in the wild in nearly 100 years. Conservationists now hope ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Learn how to use Go Orchids, a mobile-friendly website that helps orchid enthusiasts identify orchids they encounter in the wild using their PCs, ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Conservation biologist Reshu Bashyal highlights gaps in Nepal’s implementation of CITES regulations, leading to ineffective protection measures.

The showiest, most flamboyant flowers? Some will insist that they belong to the various orchid species. The orchid family truly is a giant group, easily the largest plant family in the world, ...