The orchid’s increasing population in Britain is a bright spot in otherwise ‘stark picture’ for British wild plants, the latest Red List shows.
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One of Britain’s most endangered orchids has been brought back from the brink of extinction following decades of conservation work, experts said.
The “beautiful yet mercurial” fen orchid (Liparis loeselii) is no longer listed as at risk of extinction in the new Great British Red List for vascular plants, published on Wednesday – a bright spot in an otherwise “stark picture” for Britain’s wild plants.
The Species Recovery Trust aims to remove 50 species from the edge of extinction in the UK by 2050
The lady's slipper orchid is being revived after it disappeared for nearly 100 years.
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The past few months are likely to have suited this drought-tolerant plant that thrives in heat
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