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The mood was festive as a quartet of botanists made its way toward Vermont's newly discovered rare orchid, the small whorled pogonia. Though the hilly,...

A group of botanists confirmed the rediscovery of a rare orchid that had been thought to be extinct 120 years ago.

The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department confirmed they've discovered a population of orchids believed to be extinct in Vermont since 1902.

A population of small whorled pogonia — believed to be extinct in Vermont since 1902 and listed as threatened under the Federal Endangered Species Act — has been documented on

The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says the small whorled pogonia has been rediscovered in the state by community scientists.

The threatened small whorled pogonia was considered extinct until two scientists rediscovered it with help from an app.

Botanists were surprised to discover a rare orchid species that had been considered to be extinct in Vermont for more than 100 years.

The small whorled pogonia that has now been documented in Winooski Valley Park District hadnt been seen in Vermont since 1902.