Plant Extinction ‘Bad News For All Species’

At least 571 plants have gone extinct over the last 250 years, according to findings published in Nature Ecology & Evolution. All life on Earth depends on plants, which provide the oxygen we breathe and the food we eat. Plant extinctions can lead to a whole cascade of extinctions in other organisms that rely on them, for instance insects that use plants for food and for laying their eggs. Short but important article. Click on title above to open and read.