Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A flowering spike of ragged fringed orchid is like a work of art. The Chinese sage and philosopher perhaps waxed egocentric in ...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — On a remote tallgrass prairie in North Dakota, a secretive orchid pokes up from the ground. You'll only find it if you know where to look. The striking, bright white blooms of ...

One of the neatest things about being a botanist is that there is always a surprise, right around the corner. We sometimes fall into the trap of thinking that everything around us is hum-drum and ...

BOSTON (CBS) -- A state botanist has rediscovered a flower so rare in Massachusetts that its exact location is being kept a secret. MassWildlife said the state-endangered crested fringed orchid ...

Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts will remove tiny trees and shrubs to ensure that sunlight reaches orchids, which scientists treasure and that grow, improbably, within an industrial park in Hazle Twp.

A state botanist recently came across an endangered plant that has not been seen in Massachusetts in almost 20 years, a plant so rare that the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife will not ...

An orchid in a deep forest sends out its fragrance even if no one is around to appreciate it. — Confucius The Chinese sage and philosopher perhaps waxed egocentric in that quote. Orchids couldn't care ...