orchid /tags/orchid orchid en-US WLRN Mon, 20 May 2024 13:51:54 GMT Legal victory speeds protection decision for rare ghost orchid /environment/2024-05-20/legal-victory-speeds-protection-decision-for-rare-ghost-orchid The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has agreed to decide by June 1, 2025, whether to protect the imperiled ghost orchid. Mon, 20 May 2024 13:51:54 GMT /environment/2024-05-20/legal-victory-speeds-protection-decision-for-rare-ghost-orchid Special to WGCU Florida's diverse orchids are increasingly endangered. One man seeks to document them all /environment/2023-12-26/floridas-diverse-orchids-are-increasingly-endangered-one-man-seeks-to-document-them-all Roger Hammer has spent decades documenting the state’s native and rare orchids before they disappear. Florida boasts the greatest diversity of orchids in the continental U.S., but today, three-fourths of its orchids are listed as endangered or threatened. Tue, 26 Dec 2023 19:14:14 GMT /environment/2023-12-26/floridas-diverse-orchids-are-increasingly-endangered-one-man-seeks-to-document-them-all Marlowe Starling | The Marjorie Environmental groups sue U.S. over sluggish pace in listing the rare ghost orchid as endangered /environment/2023-09-13/rare-ghost-orchid-florida-endangered The rare ghost orchid found mainly in Florida and Cuba should be immediately protected by the U.S. as an endangered species, three environmental groups claimed in a lawsuit arguing that federal officials are unduly delaying a decision. Wed, 13 Sep 2023 20:45:00 GMT /environment/2023-09-13/rare-ghost-orchid-florida-endangered The Associated Press Corkscrew Swamp ghost orchid in bloom as legal protections are delayed /environment/2023-06-28/corkscrew-swamp-ghost-orchid-in-bloom-as-legal-protections-are-delayed The world-famous ghost orchid is blooming at Audubon Florida’s Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary. Endangered Species Act protections for the family of flowers delayed Wed, 28 Jun 2023 18:31:29 GMT /environment/2023-06-28/corkscrew-swamp-ghost-orchid-in-bloom-as-legal-protections-are-delayed Tom Bayles Florida's flamboyant mule ear orchid, one of its rarest, is in danger of disappearing /environment/2023-02-07/floridas-flamboyant-mule-ear-orchid-one-of-its-rarest-is-in-danger-of-disappearing A new study found the orchids, that only grow in North America on the rugged Everglades coast, are being attacked by an invasive pest. Tue, 07 Feb 2023 15:30:00 GMT /environment/2023-02-07/floridas-flamboyant-mule-ear-orchid-one-of-its-rarest-is-in-danger-of-disappearing Jenny Staletovich Super 'ghost orchid' in bloom at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary /news/2022-07-12/super-ghost-orchid-in-bloom-at-corkscrew-swamp-sanctuary A rare orchid, which uses the skills of a magician to appear from nowhere and seemingly float in the air next to its host tree, is in bloom at Audubon’s Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary. The “ghost orchid” is the largest one ever discovered, and its blossoms draw international attention among the uber-enthusiastic world of orchid lovers. Tue, 12 Jul 2022 10:24:51 GMT /news/2022-07-12/super-ghost-orchid-in-bloom-at-corkscrew-swamp-sanctuary Tom Bayles