Orchids make up 10 percent of the world's plant species; more than 50 percent of native orchids in North America are listed as threatened or endangered in some part of their home range. Botanist ...

If you ever come across a Cooper’s black orchid in the wild, you probably would mistake it for a stick — or perhaps an odd potato if you dig a little underneath it. Unlike many others of its kind, ...

At first glance, the orchid might seem like just another green wisp among the grass. Known to botanists as Canelo Hills ladies’ tresses and reclusive lady’s tresses, or Spiranthes delitescens, the ...

High in the rainforest canopy, a network of fungal threads links the roots of orchids in a kind of suspended, bark-bound network. This shared community of symbiotic fungi could make life away from the ...

Scientists also name an overlooked snowdrop growing in the UK and a fruit that tastes like banana and guava A zombie fungus that springs from a trapdoor and a flame-like shrub named after the fire ...

Ecological scent detection dog Circe searches for Canelo Hills ladies’ tresses in the tall vegetation Eirini Pajak At first glance, the orchid might seem like just another green wisp among the grass.