Our new IUCN Red List assessments published last week found that nearly 7 in 10 of the Dracula (or 'monkey-face') orchids are threatened with extinction theconversation.com/famous-monke... #orchids #conservation #plants

Famous monkey-face ‘Dracula’ orchids are vanishing in the wild

How the threatened monkey-face orchids could become icons for plant conservation.

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Out today! The new Guide to Building Ethical Orchid Collections and Societies has been developed by orchid societies and collectors in collaboration with our Global Trade Programme to promotes sustainable ornamental orchid collections. Please share! globalorchidtrade.wixsite.com/home/guide

We are new to Bluesky but will posting more orchid things soon. In the meantime, you can find out more about the specialist group and our work on our website: www.orchidspecialistgroup.com #orchids