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The Fight to Save the World's Rarest Orchid

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The Fight to Save the World's Rarest Orchid
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Scientists, led by Kingsley Dixon, are working to save Rhizanthella gardneri, the world's rarest and only underground orchid in Australia, from extinction caused by habitat loss and climate change, through habitat protection and lab cultivation efforts.

Topics:scienceenvironment#botanical-research#climate-change#environment#habitat-loss#orchid-conservation#underground-orchid
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'It lives underground and is fabulous': The race to save the world's rarest orchid  BBC

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