Are you an orchid murderer? If so, you’re not alone. I’ve inadvertently killed my fair share of these tropical plants over ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service estimates less than a thousand ghost orchids are left in the United States.

Orchids are known for their striking flowers which come in various different colors. They can live and grow for several years ...

Florida's rare ghost orchid faces serious threats according to environmentalists who've filed a petition to have the flower and its habitat put under critical protection. As the Associated Press ...

The proposal is among the more high-profile actions taken under the Endangered Species Act by the Trump administration, which ...

Florida alone boasts the greatest diversity of orchids in the continental U.S., but today, three-fourths of its orchids are listed as endangered or threatened. Humans and their insatiable poaching ...

(WJW) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service fears 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 endangered species ...

TAMPA, Fla. — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will seek endangered-species status for the ghost orchid, a swamp-dwelling, flowering plant found in Florida’s Hendry and Collier counties and in Cuba, ...

Ghost orchid in Big Cypress, Florida, courtesy Tony Pernas. Only about 1500 ghost orchids remain in the world, but fewer than 1000 are in Florida. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is now moving to ...

Hammer is seen amongst the vines carpeting part of the perimeter of his home in Homestead that he affectionately calls Jelly Acres. He has had the 1.2 acre property since 1985, but before then it was ...