Iconic Florida plant proposed to be added to Endangered Species list • Florida Phoenix

Iconic Florida plant proposed to be added to Endangered Species list • Florida Phoenix

Rare ghost orchid via YouTube.The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed listing the ghost orchid, considered to be Florida’s most famous flower, under the Endangered Species Act. The announcement came on Wednesday, more than three years after three environmental groups – the Center for Biological Diversity, The Institute for Regional Conservation, and the National Parks Conservation Association— filed a petition requesting that the ghost o…

Iconic Florida Plant Proposed To Be Added To Endangered Species List - South Florida Reporter

by Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed listing the ghost orchid, considered to be Florida’s most famous flower, under the Endangered Species Act. The announcement came on Wednesday, more than three years after three environmental groups – the Center for Biological Diversity, The Institute for Regional Conservation, and the National Parks Conservation Association— filed a petition requesting that the ghost…