Orchid Status

Because of widely varying knowledge regarding pollinators and the necessary fungi for certain orchids, an orchid's endangered status might not put it at the top of the list for reintroduction. For example, the ghost orchid is more endangered than the cigar orchid, but much less is known about the ghost orchid. Placing it in the wild without the necessary elements would provide only a superficial and temporary solution. Thus, NORP's research efforts will focus on determining the requirements for the ghost orchid while their reintroduction efforts will focus on orchids like the cigar orchid that are better understood already. In addition, part of NORP's work will include assessing the current status of native orchids to prioritize restoration efforts.

 

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Partial List of Common Names and Status of Orchids Represented in the Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve ("orchid" follows each of the names below, e.g. brown orchid)

E indicates Endangered Status, T indicates Threatened Status

Brown	E	Many-spiked	E
Butterfly	E	Minnie-max	E
Cigar (cow-horn)	E	Night	E
Clam Shell	E	Nodding ladies' tresses	T
Crooked-spur	E	Oak	T
Delicate	E	Pale Grass-pink	T
Dwarf Epidendrum	E	Pine Pink	T
Extended	E	Rat-tail	E
Fakahatchee ladies' tresses	T	Red ladies' tresses	T
False Butterfly	E	Rigid	E
False Water Spider	T	Shadow witch	T
Florida malaxis	T	Shiny leaf	T
Frosted-flower	E	Smooth lip	E
Ghost	E	Snowy	T
Giant ladies' tresses	T	Tiny	E
Grass-pink	T	Tooth-petal	T
Helmit ladies' tresses	T	Twisted	E
Leafy vanilla	E	Unbelled	E
Long-horned	T	Water Spider	T
Long-lip ladies' tresses	T	Wild coco	T

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