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Orchid Habitat Loss

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Australia

C pulchellusCalochilus pulchellus

Calochilus pulchellus update 2008



C superba
Corunastylis superba



P. affine vincentiaPrasophyllum affine and Cryptostylis hunteriana

Prasophyllum affine, Cryptostylis hunteriana and Rhizanthella slateri update 2008


bulahdelah fireSevere fire on Alum Mountain at Bulahdelah - Habitat for Cryptostylis hunteriana and Rhizanthella slateri

Fire Retardant effects on Orchids and Habitat

Bolivia


Deforestation Bolivia
Bolivia deforestation Tablas Montes area in Chapare



Ecuador

Deforestation bulldozer Central Ecuador
Deforestation Central Ecuador



Indonesia

Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park deforestation
 Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, Sumatra



oil palm Gunung Leuser National Park
Gunung Leuser National Park, Sumatra
Related: Biofuels and habitat


D. vogelsangii fire damage
Fire damaged forest, Central Sulawesi



United States of America

Cyp. candidum
 Cypripedium candidum, Platte County, Nebraska



calopogon tuberosus Greenswamp, North Carolina
In the southeast corner of North Carolina there is a habitat with high biodiversity and unique species called the Green Swamp. The Green Swamp is one of the best remaining examples of longleaf pine savannas, bay forests and pocosins ecosystems left. The World Wildlife Fund has identified the Green Swamp as one of the top ten ecoregions in North America for the number of species of plants and animals.
 orchids aug 2012 Published in August 2012 AOS Orchids Magazine

Motorcycle/ATV pit Former Bog now a Motorcycle /ATV pit
Mountain Fellowship Center, Fayette County, PA


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