Undocumented plant extinctions are a big problem in Australia – here’s why they go unnoticed
- Written by David Coates, Adjunct Professor and Research Associate, University of Western Australia
Matchstick banksia (_Banksia cuneate_). There are only about 500 of these plants left in the wild at 11 different sites, with much of its habitat having been historically cleared for agriculture.
Andrew Crawford/Threatened Species Hub
A recent survey on the world’s plants found a shocking number have gone extinct – 571 since 1750. And...