Local News Florida's Ghost Orchid, One Of The World's Rarest Flowers, In Danger Say Environmental Groups Seeking Federal Protection January 24, 2022 / 12:16 PM EST / CBS Miami ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will consider putting South Florida’s rare ghost orchid on the Endangered Species list. The decision comes after the federal agency reviewed a petition subm… ...

It was removed in 1987 and is now so common that the state permits annual alligator hunts. The ghost orchid, a rare plant native to the swamps of South Florida.

The ghost orchid is an unusual, and unusually beautiful, flower found only in Cuba and the flooded forests of South Florida, where there are about 2,000 of the plants.

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 ...

Considered to be Florida’s most famous flower, the ghost orchid population has declined by up to 50% in the state By Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix on Fri, Jun 6, 2025 at 10:04 am ...

A ghost orchid blooming in Big Cypress National Preserve. The rare plants grow only in southwestern Florida’s Collier and Hendry counties and in Cuba. The deep swamps of those regions provide ...

“The ghost orchid is Florida’s most famous flower, and it deserves a chance to live,” said Melissa Abdo, the Sun Coast regional director for the National Parks Conservation Association.

A rare ghost orchid has made its way to London. It's now found at the Kew Gardens, far from its roots in Southwest Florida. It even bloomed there for the first time, creating a buzz, thousands of ...

The rare Florida Ghost Orchid (Dendrophylax lindenii) on display at the Princess of Wales Conservatory at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. About 2,000 specimens of the plant are estimated to remain in ...

The orchid is one of the most famous flowers in Florida, but its population has declined by more than 90% globally. Only an estimated 1,500 ghost orchid plants remain in Florida, and they’re ...

Novelist Susan Orlean made the ghost orchid a household name in her 2000 best-selling book, “The Orchid Thief,” now in its 13th edition. The story became the subject of the ...