New 'glass-like' orchid species discovered in Japan

Saw this yesterday looks surreal, as if it was man made

How can you “discover” something that’s been around and known and given a name for a long time?

Good news for flower lovers.

Nice looking flower

i wonder what it smells like ?

I also wow many more undiscovered plants are there in plain sight ?

I think I have this in my garden. Will research more about its distribution etc. exciting afternoon for me, love nature.

@justasking Spiranthes flowers are miniscule and very common so is not surprising a new species was hiding in plain sight.

@justasking

How can you “discover” something that’s been around and known and given a name for a long time?

The variety was known, but the species not. It is common to find new species of bugs that are very similar to other species until examined closely.

@thaonephil

Agree with you.

The new species that can be discovered are always variant of existing one.

Maybe in the sea, there are still real discoveries to be done