American scientist finds the world's smallest orchid accidently

Call it luck or something else, an American scientist named Lou Jost has discovered the smallest orchid in the world by accident.

Discovery of an American scientist Lou Jost, the tiny flower was found accidently among the roots of a larger plant that he had collected from the Cerro Candelaria reserve in the eastern Andes. The width of 2.1mm accounts in making this newly discovered specie world’s smallest orchid ever found.

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