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    The 'Moon Flower' Thread

    A live webcam has been set up to capture a rare Amazonian cactus which is expected to bloom "imminently". The moonflower, or Strophocactus wittii, is part of the collection at Cambridge University Botanic Garden. The plant is "very rare" in captivity and when it bloomed in February 2021, it was...
    • Trevp666
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    • botany & botanists cactuses & cacti flowers moon flowers plants selenicereus strophocactus wittii
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    • Forum: Fortean Flora
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    World's Oldest Trees (In The Wild)

    World's oldest living tree over 9,000 years old By Roger Highfield, Science Editor Last Updated: 8:40am BST 18/04/2008 The world’s oldest living tree has been found in Sweden, a tenacious spruce which took root just after the end of the last ice age. The 9,550-year-old tree has...
    • rynner2
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    • botany & botanists oldest tree plants trees
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: Fortean Flora
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    Plant Species Extinctions

    World Plants Near Extinction Close to 50 Pct.-Study Thu Oct 31, 2:21 PM ET By Christopher Doering WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The percentage of the world's plants threatened with extinction is much larger than commonly believed, and could be as high as 47 percent if tropical species are...
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    • botany & botanists extinctions plants
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Fortean Flora
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