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In 2023 several environmental protection groups asked the US federal government to speed up the process to give the Ghost Orchid protections under the Endangered Species Act. It is believed that there are only 1,500 plants left in Florida, in just a few places, one of them being the Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary.
Dendrophylax is a genus of leafless neotropical orchids (family Orchidaceae) native to Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and Florida. [2] [3] [4] The name is from Greek δένδρον ("tree") and φύλαξ ("guard; keeper"). One species, Dendrophylax lindenii, featured heavily in the book The Orchid Thief.
Epipogium aphyllum, the ghost orchid, is a hardy mycoheterotrophic orchid lacking chlorophyll. [2] In much of its range, it is a rare representative of family Orchidaceae. [3] It is famous for its unpredictable appearance; in many localities it has been seen just once. [4]
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The 2002 movie "Adaptation" about the ghost orchid starred Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep and Chris Cooper, who won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. A rare 'Super' ghost orchid is blooming at ...
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Epipogium, commonly known as ghost orchids [2] (Chinese: 虎舌蘭; pinyin: hǔshé lán [3] or 上鬚蘭; shàngxū lán), is a genus of four species of terrestrial leafless orchids in the family Orchidaceae.
The orchid family is one of the largest flowering plant families in the world. Orchids can be found on every continent except Antarctica, from the steamy jungles of Asia to the dry deserts of ...