スミソニアン博物館のインスタグラム(smithsonian) - 8月23日 20時48分

Orchids don’t just flower in the tropics. There are more than 200 species of #orchids native to North America, but more than half are #endangered or threatened somewhere in their native range.

This #orchid, the showy lady’s slipper (Cypripedium reginae), is endangered in seven states.

At @smithsonianenvironment, biologists are working to conserve all of these #flowers. It’s the headquarters of the North American Orchid Conservation Center, a national coalition committed to preserving and propagating North America’s orchids.

Check back all week for more nature and wildlife photos from the field!

Photo: David McAdoo #SERCIGTakeover

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