Botany One on Nostr: It is possible for plants to be rediscovered. 94 species previously declared ...
It is possible for plants to be rediscovered. 94 species previously declared "possibly extinct" were either rediscovered, found to be taxonomic duplicates of living species, or discovered in cultivation at botanical gardens. This shows that declaring a species definitely extinct is risky.
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