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 submitted by ...

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 flower is literally a thing of legends, the focal point of books and movies and the victim of ecological crimes. Now several environmental groups plan to file suit against the federal government ...

The number of ghost orchids in the wild has declined by more than 90 percent, according to organizations seeking to protect the elusive flower under the Endangered Species Act Abigail Adams is a Human ...

Hurricanes have a history of downing the trees that host the elusive flower. A spooky species of orchid at risk of disappearing forever as climate change worsens natural disasters, could soon garner ...

A Detroit lab director said her team has been working on the project for around two years to make copies of the plant made famous in books and movies. Jocelyn Ho and her team at the Rare Plant Fairy ...