Planta rara redescubierta en Australia después de 60 años

Una especie de arbusto que durante mucho tiempo se creyó extinta ha sido encontrada con vida en una zona remota del norte de Australia. El redescubrimiento fue el resultado de una fotografía tomada por un anillador de aves y compartida en el sitio de ciencia ciudadana iNaturalist.

Aaron Bean notó la inusual planta mientras trabajaba en una gran propiedad en Queensland. Tomó fotografías y las subió una vez que recuperó el servicio telefónico, lo que permitió al botánico Anthony Bean identificarla como Ptilotus senarius, una especie que no se había visto desde 1967.

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