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Europe's rarest orchid rediscovered in the Azores
Europe's rarest species of orchid has been rediscovered on a single volcanic ridge in the Azores, claim scientists.
The new species, known as Hochstetter's butterfly-orchid, was first found in 1838 but had escaped official recognition for almost two centuries.
Researchers analysed the islands' orchid populations and found the archipelago had three species of butterfly-orchid.
The findings are published in the open-access journal PeerJ.
Orchids are one of the most diverse and widespread families of flowering plants, with Europe home to more than 300 species.
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