PLANT SPECIES ARE GOING EXTINCT — ABOUT 5,000X FASTER THAN THEY SHOULD.
Some will argue that species would go extinct even without human interference. While that’s certainly true, it’s the rate that plants are dying off that raises alarm.
Convention on Biological Diversity.
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Order: Alismatales
Order: Asterales
Order: Brassirales
Order: Caryophyllales
Order: Cucurbitales
Order: Fabales
Order: Gentianales
Order: Malvales
Order: Myrtales
Order: Pandanales
Order: Oxalidales
Order : Piperales
Class: Sapindales
Class: Solanales
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