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Endangered Orchid on the Edge. More than 200 species of orchids blossom in North America. Their names are as mesmerizing as their flowers: Dragonâs mouth. Threebirds orchid.Yellow ladyâs slipper. But unlike their showy cousins in the tropics, the orchids of the temperate zone often flower unseen.More than half are endangered or threatened somewhere in their native range.o germinate and grow, an orchid seed needs to land on moist soil with just the right fungus nearby. Its relationship with the fungus enables the orchid to grow into a microscopic protocorm, and later grow into a seedling. Gradually the fungi start to penetrate its cells and form coils of hyphae called pelotons.
Orchid smuggling is one part of the epidemic of plant and wildlife smuggling, with an illegal commercial trade totaling $5 billion in 1994 (Schevitz, p. C2). Besides orchids, other plants that are illegally traded include threatened or endangered cacti and carnivorous plants.(see PLANT case). In the past, authorities in the West have usually turned a blind eye to plant smuggling because they had more serious issues to deal with.owever, the majority of orchids grow in warm climates. In the United States, orchids are most likely to be found in Hawaii and Florida. Most internationally traded orchids come from the tropical nations of Asia or South America, such as India, Thailand, China, Singapore, Madagascar, Brazil, and Guatemala.