by Rich Leighton | Feb 17, 2020 | Interesting Nature Facts, Maxillarieae, Native Orchids, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife
Certain species of orchids are parasitic. They are not able to produce food (sugar) using the sunlight and carbon dioxide (like other plants). Instead, they obtain food from fungi that live inside their roots. MORE PHOTOS OF NATIVE ORCHIDS MORE INTERESTING NATURE...
by Rich Leighton | Oct 28, 2019 | Florida, Interesting Nature Facts, Native Orchids, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife
Roughly 10 percent of all plant species are orchids, making them the largest plant family on Earth. MORE PHOTOS OF ORCHIDS MORE INTERESTING NATURE FACTS Interesting Nature Facts is a series about the flora, fauna and places that make North America so amazing. Posts...
by Rich Leighton | Aug 4, 2019 | Interesting Nature Facts, Native Orchids, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife
Our native orchids have a symbiotic relationship with certain fungi called a mycorrhizal association. The fungus provides nutrients to the orchid plant, and the orchid is a home to the fungus. Orchid seeds are so tiny they do not have enough food to nourish a...
by Rich Leighton | Apr 4, 2019 | Interesting Nature Facts, Native Orchids, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife
To say that the number of wild native orchids found around the world is massive would be a massive understatement. Approximately 28,000 orchid species are found alive today which more or less equals the number of bony fish species found in the waters all over the...
by Rich Leighton | Feb 23, 2019 | Colorado, Interesting Nature Facts, Maxillarieae, Native Orchids, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Orchidaceae
The yellow coralroot is unusual compared to other members of the Corallorhiza genus in that it is the only one that produces its own chlorophyll like nearly all green plants (hence the yellowish-green color) and is only partially parasitic on the surrounding plants...
by Rich Leighton | Jun 18, 2018 | Interesting Nature Facts, Native Orchids, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Orchidaceae, Wildflowers
Giant Rattlesnake orchid (Goodyera oblongifolia) noted for its beautiful leaves is found throughout most of the Pacific Northwest has an interesting bit of folklore. Women of the Klallam Native American tribe used to rub the leaves of this plant on their bodies to...
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