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An orchid uses a finger-like appendage to pollinate itself
More than 130 years after a fungus-eating orchid species was discovered, the purpose of its mysterious appendage has been ...
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Some orchids have 'fingers' to pollinate themselves
Scientists have solved the 130-year mystery of Stigmatodactylus sikokianus, a fungus-consuming orchid with a unique ...
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New orchid species discovered resembles a small cupcake
As per taxonomic rules, the species from Norfolk Island retained the name Adelopetalum argyropus because it was the first ...
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Orchid's unique structure reveals new self-pollination mechanism
More information: Dactyliform appendage contributes to delayed selfing in the diminutive orchid Stigmatodactylus sikokianus, Plants People Planet (2025). DOI: 10.1002/PPP3.10624 ...
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Petition Aims to Protect Famed Ghost Orchids Under Endangered Species Act
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— Conservation organizations submitted a petition to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today requesting protection of the ghost orchid under the Endangered Species Act. The ghost ...
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Lawsuit Filed to Protect Imperiled Ghost Orchid
“We regret that we must file this lawsuit, but the world famous and critically imperiled ghost orchid is out of time,” said George Gann, executive director at The Institute for Regional Conservation. ...