orchid
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I love every orchid equally,’ and he does,” his daughter said in 2023.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026
A rare wild orchid has been brought back from the brink of extinction by the work of dedicated conservationists.
From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025
Koja is concerned about the loss of unique indigenous trees like the giant orchid, already a problem before mining has even started.
From Barron's • Oct. 26, 2025
He says: "We repeatedly found seedlings and adults with juvenile root structures near decaying logs, not scattered randomly in the forest. That recurring pattern inspired us to test whether deadwood fungi fuel orchid beginnings."
From Science Daily • Oct. 8, 2025
I’d expected Mom to protest—she always talked about how delicate the orchid was, how rare and precious—but she didn’t.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
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