The home page for the American Orchid Society, OrchidWeb (
1) is a robust source of information on orchids, how to grow them, their conservation status, and facts for orchid enthusiasts. The next Web page, offered by the Roosevelt Wild Life Station (
2), is a brief introduction to the family of flowering plants known as Orchidaceae and what makes them unique. The Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia (
3) includes an alphabetical listing of a very large number of orchid species, complete with photos and characteristics. Several orchids that are native to Canada (
4) are identified by the Royal Botanical Gardens; its site includes photos, location, habitat, and description. BibliOrchidea (
5) allows users to search the bibliographic database with more than 105,000 citations specific to orchids. The next exhibit, from the Smithsonian Institute and US Botanic Garden (
6), includes a large number of photos and general information on a number of orchid related topics. This ThinkQuest site (
7) provides a more detailed look at orchids from a botanical perspective. The Trade Environment Database (
8) provides this case study about the international problem of orchid smuggling.
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