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The three orchids in the study. A) Downy rattlesnake orchid, endangered in Florida; B) Cranefly orchid, endangered in Massachusetts and New York; C) Lily-leaved twayblade, endangered in Connecticut, New York and Rhode Island.(Melissa McCormick/SERC).Meanwhile, the fungi displayed a strong preference for older forests.ll this implies that to save endangered orchids, itâs not a simple matter of planting new forests to replace the ones that were destroyed. If the forests arenât old enough or donât have enough of the right fungi, lost orchids may take decades to return, if they return at all.
Photo: Jason Hollinger /Flickr. The manchineel tree may be endangered, but so is anyone who messes with it. That's because this rare tropical plant, which offers deceptively sweet fruit, is one of the most poisonous trees on Earth.Manchineels are notorious in their native habitats, the sandy soils and mangroves of South Florida, the Caribbean, Central America and northern South America.he fruits are the most obvious threat, earning manchineel the name manzanita de la muerte, or little apple of death, from Spanish conquistadors. Resembling a small green crabapple about 1 to 2 inches wide, the sweet-smelling fruits can cause hours of agony â and potentially death â with a single bite.