Une plante rare redécouverte en Australie après 60 ans

Une espèce d'arbuste longtemps crue disparue a été retrouvée vivante dans une région isolée du nord de l'Australie. Cette redécouverte fait suite à une photographie prise par un bagueur d'oiseaux et partagée sur le site de sciences participatives iNaturalist.

Aaron Bean a remarqué cette plante inhabituelle alors qu'il travaillait sur une vaste propriété dans le Queensland. Il a pris des photos et les a mises en ligne une fois qu'il a retrouvé du réseau téléphonique, ce qui a permis au botaniste Anthony Bean de l'identifier comme étant le Ptilotus senarius, une espèce qui n'avait pas été observée depuis 1967.

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