Delicate and elegant.
Despite its presence in Japan's parks and gardens, it took researchers at Kobe University a decade to confirm that the plant -- dubbed the"Spiranthes hachijoensis" -- was a previously unknown species.
Some of the samples were"from potted plants and gardens", including ones kept at a high school in Japan's central Gifu region, the phytology professor said.
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