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 ...

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 ...

Federal wildlife officials estimate there are fewer than 1,000 ghost orchids remaining in the United States. Found only in South Florida and Cuba, the ghost orchid clings to trees by its roots and ...

Protections for the critically endangered flower are of the utmost importance because its survival is at risk every time a hurricane blows over Florida, Melissa Abdo, a regional director of the ...

According to experts, the ghost orchid is a flowering plant that is only in Florida and western Cuba. It is described as a leafless plant that attaches itself by its roots high up on trees, making ...

The elusive ghost orchid, which rarely reveals its slender white petals, lives on trees in remote forests and swamps. Only 1,500 or so remain in South Florida, a decrease of up to 50%, states a ...

A rare wild flower is the star of the Florida swamp. But can the ghost orchid survive? By Alan Halaly Updated August 21, 2023 6:22 PM ...

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 ...

Posted: Jun 4, 2025 / 01:31 PM CDT Updated: Jun 4, 2025 / 01:31 PM CDT (WJW) – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service fears if action isn’t taken, the rare ghost orchid could soon be extinct.

(WJW) – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service fears that if action isn’t taken, the rare ghost orchid could soon be extinct. The FWS is now proposing to list the swamp-dwelling plant as an ...