(WJW) – The US Fish and Wildlife Service fears that if action is not taken, rare ghost orchids could soon become extinct.
The FWS currently proposes listing swamp plants as endangered species under the Endangered Species Species Act.
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According to experts, ghost orchids are flowering plants that are found only in Florida and western Cuba. It is called a leafless plant that attaches itself to its own roots by its roots on a tree, and its white flowers float in the air, appearing to look like ghosts.
“It’s one of Florida’s most famous flowers, but its population has dipped to less than 1,000 plants in the US. Less than half of them are mature enough to replicate,” the FWS warned in a press release.
Experts report plants are at risk of extinction due to multiple threats, including habitat loss and habitat degradation.
However, poaching is the biggest threat. The service said it did not propose important habitats for plants out of fear that plants would only increase the threat of poaching.
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The public comment period for the ruling is set to last until early August.
The Treaty of Endangered Species of the Wild Fauna and Flora Treaty covers all orchid species, including ghost orchids, and requires permission to “trade” factories across borders for commercial, scientific or personal purposes. However, it does not cover transits from the same domestic orchids.
