<i>Goodyera pubescens </i> (IMAGE)

Smithsonian

<i>Goodyera pubescens </i>

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Flowers of a Goodyera pubescens (Downy Rattlesnake Plantain / Downy Rattlesnake Orchid). Smithsonian researchers recently revealed that an orchid’s fate hinges on two factors: A forest's age and its fungi.

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Melissa McCormick, Smithsonian

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