PETERSBURG (CBSMiami/AP) – One of the world's rarest flowers, the ghost orchid, is facing threats in Florida from poaching, loss of habitat and climate change and needs federal protection, ...

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 so ...

The flower's unusual appearance has captivated anthophiles and plant biologists for decades. The flower is unremarkable for most of the year, until it blooms in June and July. Then its stark white ...

It’s called the ghost orchid. A group of South Florida students are on a mission to save a rare flower. Their teacher is ...

Ghost orchids grow in just a few places in Florida and Cuba. There are only about 1,500 left in Florida, and they're under threat from habitat loss and poachers. Now they're also the subject of a ...

The rare and endangered Florida ghost orchid (Dendrophylax lindenii) has flowered in the U.K. for the first time. The orchid bud has been on show at the Chelsea Flower Show in an Orchid Conservation ...

After 15 years of hiding in the shadows, nature has delivered an astonishing surprise straight out of a botanical fairytale.

Do you know there is a type of orchid that flowers completely underground. Strange right? Most orchids have leaves and make their own food, but not 'Rhizanthella'. They get their nutrients from fungi, ...