WBAL

‘Ghost’ orchids, now a candidate for federal protections, are at risk with every hurricane that blows through Southwest Florida

(NEW YORK) — A spooky species of orchid at risk of disappearing forever as climate change worsens natural disasters, could soon garner conservation protections from the federal government. The “ghost ...
Orlando Weekly

Florida’s ghost orchid proposed to be added to Endangered Species list

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed listing the ghost orchid, considered to be Florida’s most famous flower, under the Endangered Species Act. The announcement came on Wednesday, more than ...
Miami Herald

A rare wild flower is the star of the Florida swamp. But can the ghost orchid survive?

In “The Orchid Thief,” author Susan Orlean wrote of a “phantom” flower hidden deep in the swamps of Southwest Florida “so bewitching that it could seduce people to pursue it year after year and mile ...
WUFT

Chasing rarity: Poachers brave dangerous Florida swamps for imperiled ghost orchid

NAPLES, Fla. – The poachers weren’t intimidated by heat, lightning, mosquitos, venomous snakes, alligators or losing their way in the south Florida swamps. They were there to steal the ghost orchid, a ...
Sun Sentinel

Chasing rare beauty: Poachers brave dangerous Florida swamps for imperiled ghost orchid

NAPLES — The poachers weren’t intimidated by heat, lightning, mosquitos, venomous snakes, alligators or losing their way in the South Florida swamps. They were there to steal the ghost orchid, a plant ...