The Field Museum of Chicago has announced that a wildflower named after Dawson “Gasteranthus” White was discovered in South Africa and thought to be extinct for 36 years. The co-lead author, Dr. David Brown from Kansas State University said:
“When we found this citation as part of our collecting efforts on Great Weeds Of North America ( Vulgaris ) it caught my eye because they were only known from Colorado.”
Scientists searching for a lost species of the flower have been finding it again. Last seen in 1985, the wildflower gained its title because scientists didn’t see any future for this little beauty due to deforestation and human activity has caused major impacts on our planet’s ecosystem which means there are fewer places where animals like butterflies can live freely without being bothered by humans constantly grabbing at them or cutting down their habitats too quickly-which also leads me into my next point about how you should be doing more!
After finding the wildflower 22 years later, Riley Fortier checked iNaturalist and found photos of it posted by Ecuadorian students who were having a small conversation while on their outing trip just north. The scientists tracked these people down to include observations in this paper about Gasteranthu’s extinctions.
The plant achieved international fame when it was seen in blazing blooms once again, but the researchers still need your help to save this unique cloud forest. They found more plants species that are new and exciting which means there’s even less reason not to do something about their extinction!
Imagine the thrill of discovering a new species while hiking through your favorite forest. Thanks to iNaturalist, that’s now possible for everyone! The network connects us with biodiversity and allows observations such as those made by researchers who gathered samples from clumps within sections remaining after logging had been done years earlier- only revealing fragments here and there but never entire trees or bushes anymore because they were too busy cutting everything down so it could grow back faster than before–to be recorded on this venture into understanding what makes life worth living in these times where resources seem scarce always seems likely one day soon might come again
Wildflower gasteranthus is a member of the African violet family that very few people grow for ornamental purposes. The destruction caused by clear-cutting has made this plant rarer even though it grows well in most soils and climates around the world
This news article discusses how there are still many controversies about whether or not Ecuador should distribute land to its working-class citizens who have been historically impacted negatively by habitat loss due to banana & cacao bean farming going back decades before the 1950s
The local landowners have plans to continue cutting down some of these small forests that remain.
For more details and updates visit Geeksultd.
