Natural History Wanderings

The Independent reported

Small Australian shrub with delicate pink and purple flowers was found thanks to a popular plant ID ap

A plant thought to be extinct has been rediscovered in northern Queensland after 58 years, with the help of a community-driven species identification smartphone app.

Ptilotus senarius, which belongs to a family of flowering plants called Amaranthaceae, is a small, slender shrub endemic to the dry regions of Western Australia.

It was last recorded to have been seen in 1967.

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