what has caused this?
Land destruction, toxics, unstatainable gases, explosives, black market- sold, spread of non-native and/ or made made obstacles.
The faults of the humans have taken effect long after we've known about the food web, and plants have been the ones to take the hit. We've beleived that our actions don't take any harm, and plants don't live, so they'll always be around. Well, plants live just as humans do.
Now, plants have suffered to the point of dying, and like humans, when you lose a life, you can't bring it back. And when you lose a species, they DON'T come back.
In honor of all plants that have lived, suffured and lost lives like us all; the family we've all had but never understood, we remember the lives that have left this Earth, and our eyes.
The Memorial of Extinct Plants
The following is a list of extinct plants. They were found by reliably sourced entries, and is even incomplete. When found, there was even a table of contents needed to organize it.
Prehistoric extinctions:
Silurian period.
-Baragwanathia (species into the Devonian)
-Cooksonia
-Rhynia
-Tortilicaulis(straddles Silurian-Devonian boundary)
Devonian Period
-Archaepteris (one species into the Carboniferous)
-Drepanophycus
-Protosalvinia
-Psilophyton
-Sphenophyllum
-Wattieza
Carboniferous period
-Annularia
-Sigillaria
-Lepidodendron
-Sphenophyllum
Permian period
-Cordaites
-Glossopteris
-Sphenophyllum
Triassic period
-Araucarioxylon [1]
-Caytoniales(extinct at the end of the Cretaceous)
-Cladophlebis
-Zamites
-Brachyphyllum
-Pleuromeia
-Pannaulika
-Sphenphyllum
Jurassic period
-Araucaria Mirabilis[2]
-Araucarites Sanctaecrucis[2]
-Baiera
-Coniopteris
-Cycadeoidea
-Czekanowskia
-Eboracia
-Gleichenites
-Neocalamites
-Nilssonia
-Pararaucaria Patagonica
-Pterophyilum
-Schmeissneria
Cretaceous period
-Archaeamphora (Northeastern China)
-Archaeanthus
-Archaefructus
-Ephedrites
-Liaoningocladus
-Palaeoaldrovanda (Czech Republic)
-Pagiophyllum
-Pityocladus
-Podozamites
-Sagaria (Southern Italy)
-Sphenobaiera
-Williamsonia
-Williamsoniella
Paleocene period
-Banksieaeidites (Australia) (species through the Miocene)
-Pinus peregrinus (Golden Valley Formation)
Eocene period
-Azolla primaeva (British Columbia, Canada)
-Abies milleri (British Columbia, Canada; Washington, USA)
-Banksia archaeocarpa (Australia)
-Chamaecyparis eureka (Axel Heiberg Island, Canada)
-Corylus johnsonii (Washington, USA)[3]
-Dillhoffia (British Columbia, Canada; Washington, USA
-Nelumbo aureavallis (North Dakota, USA)
-Peltandra primaeva (North Dakota, USA)
-Pinus peregrinus (North Dakota, USA)
-Saxonipollis ("East Germany")
-Tilia johnsoni (Washington, USA)
-Trochodendron nastae (Washington, USA)
Oligocene period
-Banksia novae-zelandiae (South Island, New Zealand) (Straddles the Oligocene-Miocene boundary)
Miocene period
-Carya washingtonensis (Washington State)
-Droserapites (Taiwan)
-Droserapollis (Taiwan)
-Hymenaea protera (Dominican Republic)
-Palaeoraphe (Dominican Republic)
-Roystonea palaea (Dominican Republic)
Pliocene period
-Pinus matthewsii
Pleistocene period
-Banksia kingii (Western Tasmania)
-Banksia strahanensis (Western Tasmania)
Modern extinctions
Africa
-Acalypha rubrinervis (1870, Saint Helena)
-U– sambara Annone–Anonidium usambarense (1910, Tanzania)
-Byttneria ivorensis
-Coffea lemblinii (1907, Côte d'Ivoire)
-Dryopteris ascensionis (1889, Ascension Island)
-Erythrina schliebenii (1938, Tanzania)
-Saint Helena Heliotrope– Heliotropium pannifolium (1808, Saint Helena)
-Saint Helena Olive – Nesiota elliptica (2003, Saint Helena)
-Oldenlandia adscensionis (1889, Ascension Island)
-Orchidea eupolyanthis (1910, Cameroon)
-Pausinystalia brachythyrsum (1898, Cameroon)
-Silphium — Ferula ? (c. 50, Cyrene)
-Sporobolus durus (1886, Ascension Island)
-Saint Helena Ebony – Trochetiopsis melanoxylon (1771, Saint Helena)
Americas
-Galapagos Amaranth – Blutaparon rigidum (1999, Galápagos Ecuador)
-Casearia quinduensis (1997, Colombia)
-Rio de Janeiro Sapota – Chrysophyllum januariense (1997, Brazil)
-Havana Fragrant Tree – Cnidoscolus fragrans (1840, Cuba)
-Santa Cruz Bryophyte – Flabellidium spinosum (1911, Bolivia)
-Cuban Ruta Tree – Galipea ossana (1825, Cuba)
-Rio de Janeiro Myrtle – Gomidesia cambessedeana (1825, Brazil)
-Cuban Guettarda Tree – Guettarda retusa (1975, Cuba)
-Cuban Holly – Ilex ternatiflora (1950, Cuba)
-Licania caldasiana (1997, Colombia)
-Mason River Myrtle – Myrcia skeldingii (1972, Jamaica)
-Hastings County Neomacounia – Neomacounia nitida (1864, Canada)
-Extinct spruce - Picea critchfieldi (Late Pleistocene, North America)
-Cajamarca Pradosia – Pradosia argentea (1820, Peru)
-Rio de Janeiro Pradosia – Pradosia glaziovii (1997, Brazil)
-Colombian Pradosia – Pradosia mutisii (1925, Colombia)
-Jamaican Psidium – Psidium dumetorum (1976, Jamaica)
-Juan Fernandez Santalum – Santalum fernandezianum (1908, Chile)
-Thismia americana – Thismia americana (1916, Chicago, IL, USA)
Asia
-Adiantum lianxianense (Guangdong, China)
-Sri Lanka Legume Tree – Crudia zeylanica (1990, Sri Lanka)
-Kerala Legume Tree – Cynometra beddomei (1870, India)
-Sumatra Dipterocarpus – Dipterocarpus cinereus (1996, Sumatera, Indonesia)
-Arunchal Hopea Tree – Hopea shingkeng (1996, India)
-Nilgiri Holly – Ilex gardneriana (1859, India)
-Karnataka Sapota – Madhuca insignis (1900, India)
-Hainan Ormosia – Ormosia howii (1997, Southern China)
-Hainan Otophora – Otophora unilocularis (1935, Hainan, China)
-Pluchea glutinosa (19th Century, Yemen)
-Psiadia schweinfurthii (19th Century, Yemen)
-Sarawak Shorea – Shorea cuspidata (1996, Malaysia)
-Meghalaya Sterculia – Sterculia khasiana (1877, India)
-Valerianella affinis (19th century, Yemen)
-Courtallum Wendlandia – Wendlandia angustifolia (1997, India)
-Woolly-stalked Begonia - Begonia eiromischa (20th century, Penang, Malaysia)
Europe
-Italian Bryophyte – Radula visiniaca (1938, Italy)
-Cry Pansy – Viola cryana (1933, France)
Oceania
if you want more info on the subject of extinct flora; click on the following link. If the link doesn't work, click on the other link in more info
-Hawaii Chaff Flower – Achyranthes atollensis (1964, Hawaiian Is.)
-Argyroxiphium virescens (1996, Hawaiian Is.)
-Casearia tinifolia (1976, Mauritius)
-Clermontia multiflora (1871, Hawaiian Is.)
-New Calodonia Sapinda – Cupaniopsis crassivalvis (1869, New Caledonia)
-Haleakala Cyanea Tree – Cyanea arborea (1928, Hawaiian Is.)
-Cyanea comata (late 19th century, Hawaiian Is.)
-Cyanea cylindrocalyx (1909, Hawaiian Is.)
-Cyanea dolichopoda (1990, Hawaiian Is.)
-Giffard's Cyanea Tree – Cyanea giffardii (1917, Hawaiian Is.)
-Mark's Cyanea Tree – Cyanea marksii (1900, Hawaiian Is.)
-Pohaku Cyanea Tree – Cyanea pohaku (1910, Hawaiian Is.)
-Kohala Cyanea Tree – Cyanea pycnocarpa (1997, Hawaiian Is.)
-Oak-leaved Cyanea Tree – Cyanea quercifolia (1997, Hawaiian Is.)
-Dracaena umbraculifera (Mauritius)
-Taravai Aster Tree – Fitchia mangarevensis (1997, Taravai, French Polynesia)
-Moorea Laurel – Hernandia drakeana (1997, French Polynesia)
-Kawaihae Hibiscadelphus – Hibiscadelphus bombycinus (1868, Hawaiian Is.)
-Puhielelu Hibiscadelphus – Hibiscadelphus crucibracteatus (1981, Hawaiian Is.)
-Auwahi Hibiscadelphus – Hibiscadelphus wilderianus (1910, Hawaiian Is.)
-Oahu Kokia – Kokia lanceolata (1888, Hawaiian Is.)
-Cross-bearing Pelea – Melicope cruciata (1997, Hawaiian Is.)
-Maui Ruta Tree – Melicope haleakalae (1919, Hawaiian Is.)
-Obovate Melicope – Melicope obovata (1997, Hawaiian Is.)
-Nuku Hiva Neisosperma – Neisosperma brownii (1997, French Polynesia)
-Fatu Hiva Ochrosia – Ochrosia fatuhivensis (1997, French Polynesia)
-Nuku Hiva Ochrosia – Ochrosia nukuhivensis (1997, French Polynesia)
-Tahiti Ochrosia – Ochrosia tahitensis (1997, French Polynesia)
-Hawaii Ruta Tree – Pelea obovata (1997, Hawaiian Is.)
-Koé Stenocarpus – Stenocarpus dumbeensis (1905, New Caledonia)
-Norfolk Island Streblorrhiza – Streblorrhiza speciosa (1997, Norfolk Island)
-Fijian Weinmannia – Weinmannia spiraeoides (1840, Fiji)
-Skottsberg's Wikstroemia – Wikstroemia skottsbergiana (1997, Hawaiian Is.)
-Hakeakala Wikstroemia – Wikstoemia villosa (1997, Hawaiian Is.)
-Prony Bay Xanthostemon – Xanthostemon sebertii (1869, New Caledonia)
Plants extinct in the wild
Africa
-St. Helena Roundleaf Gumwood – (Commidendrum rotundifolium) (Saint Helena)
-Encephalartos brevifoliolatus (South Africa)
-Encephalartos nubimontanus (South Africa)
-Encephalartos relictus (Swaziland)
-Encephalartos woodii (South Africa)
-St. Helena Redwood – (Trochetiopsis erythroxylon) (Saint Helena)
Americas
-Cosmos atrosanguineus (Mexico)
-Csapodya splendens (syn. Deppea splendens) (Mexico)
-Root-spine Palm – (Cryosophila williamsii) (Honduras)
-Cuban Erythroxylum – (Erythroxylum echinodendron) (Cuba)
-Franklin Tree– (Franklinia alatamaha) Georgia, U.S.)
-Laelia gouldiana (Mexico)
-Biznaguita – (Mammillaria glochidiata) (Mexico)
-Biznaguita – (Mammillaria guillauminiana) (Mexico)
-Rio de Janeiro Terminalia – (Terminalia acuminata) (Brazil)
Asia
-India Monocarpic Palm – (Corypha taliera) - (Bengal)
-Pallasana Spurge – (Euphorbia mayurnathanii) (India)
-Yunnan Malva – (Firmiana major) (Yunnan, China)
-Kalimantan Mango – (Mangifera casturi) (Kalimantan, Indonesia)
-Sarawak Mango – (Mangifera rubropetala) (Kalimantan & Sumatra)
-Kanehira Azalea – (Rhododendron kanehirai) (Taiwan)
-Tulipa sprengeri (Turkey)
Europe
-Szaferi Birch – (Betula szaferi) (Poland)
-Lysimachia minoricensis (Spain)
-Lotus berthelotii (Canary Islands)
Oceania
-Cyanea pinnatifida (Hawaiian Is.)
-Royal Cyanea Tree – (Cyanea superba) (Hawaiian Is.)
-Punaluu Cyanea – (Cyanea truncata) (Hawaiian Is.)
-Fuzzyflower Cyrtandra – (Cyrtandra waiolani) (Hawaiian Is.)
-Hemiandra rutilans (Australia)
-Cooke's Kokia – (Kokia cookei) (Hawaiian Is)
-Toromiro– (Sophora toromiro) (Easter Island, Chile)
Extinct plant cultivars
-Ansault- pear cultivar
-Semper Augustus - a tulip from the days of tulip mania
-Taliaferro - apple cultivar
-Viceroy - tulip traded during tulip mania
Extinct algae
Bennett's Seaweed- Vanvoorstia bennettiana - a red alga. (1886, Australia)”
Let all those lost from here rest in peace. In honor of those who were lost to our actions, we must make more than an effort to not let this happen again. Plants live as much as we do. Plants deserve equal respect to what we are given. Plants will ALWAYS be in hearts. Let them get what they deserve.
~ Plants Have Hearts
Prehistoric extinctions:
Silurian period.
-Baragwanathia (species into the Devonian)
-Cooksonia
-Rhynia
-Tortilicaulis(straddles Silurian-Devonian boundary)
Devonian Period
-Archaepteris (one species into the Carboniferous)
-Drepanophycus
-Protosalvinia
-Psilophyton
-Sphenophyllum
-Wattieza
Carboniferous period
-Annularia
-Sigillaria
-Lepidodendron
-Sphenophyllum
Permian period
-Cordaites
-Glossopteris
-Sphenophyllum
Triassic period
-Araucarioxylon [1]
-Caytoniales(extinct at the end of the Cretaceous)
-Cladophlebis
-Zamites
-Brachyphyllum
-Pleuromeia
-Pannaulika
-Sphenphyllum
Jurassic period
-Araucaria Mirabilis[2]
-Araucarites Sanctaecrucis[2]
-Baiera
-Coniopteris
-Cycadeoidea
-Czekanowskia
-Eboracia
-Gleichenites
-Neocalamites
-Nilssonia
-Pararaucaria Patagonica
-Pterophyilum
-Schmeissneria
Cretaceous period
-Archaeamphora (Northeastern China)
-Archaeanthus
-Archaefructus
-Ephedrites
-Liaoningocladus
-Palaeoaldrovanda (Czech Republic)
-Pagiophyllum
-Pityocladus
-Podozamites
-Sagaria (Southern Italy)
-Sphenobaiera
-Williamsonia
-Williamsoniella
Paleocene period
-Banksieaeidites (Australia) (species through the Miocene)
-Pinus peregrinus (Golden Valley Formation)
Eocene period
-Azolla primaeva (British Columbia, Canada)
-Abies milleri (British Columbia, Canada; Washington, USA)
-Banksia archaeocarpa (Australia)
-Chamaecyparis eureka (Axel Heiberg Island, Canada)
-Corylus johnsonii (Washington, USA)[3]
-Dillhoffia (British Columbia, Canada; Washington, USA
-Nelumbo aureavallis (North Dakota, USA)
-Peltandra primaeva (North Dakota, USA)
-Pinus peregrinus (North Dakota, USA)
-Saxonipollis ("East Germany")
-Tilia johnsoni (Washington, USA)
-Trochodendron nastae (Washington, USA)
Oligocene period
-Banksia novae-zelandiae (South Island, New Zealand) (Straddles the Oligocene-Miocene boundary)
Miocene period
-Carya washingtonensis (Washington State)
-Droserapites (Taiwan)
-Droserapollis (Taiwan)
-Hymenaea protera (Dominican Republic)
-Palaeoraphe (Dominican Republic)
-Roystonea palaea (Dominican Republic)
Pliocene period
-Pinus matthewsii
Pleistocene period
-Banksia kingii (Western Tasmania)
-Banksia strahanensis (Western Tasmania)
Modern extinctions
Africa
-Acalypha rubrinervis (1870, Saint Helena)
-U– sambara Annone–Anonidium usambarense (1910, Tanzania)
-Byttneria ivorensis
-Coffea lemblinii (1907, Côte d'Ivoire)
-Dryopteris ascensionis (1889, Ascension Island)
-Erythrina schliebenii (1938, Tanzania)
-Saint Helena Heliotrope– Heliotropium pannifolium (1808, Saint Helena)
-Saint Helena Olive – Nesiota elliptica (2003, Saint Helena)
-Oldenlandia adscensionis (1889, Ascension Island)
-Orchidea eupolyanthis (1910, Cameroon)
-Pausinystalia brachythyrsum (1898, Cameroon)
-Silphium — Ferula ? (c. 50, Cyrene)
-Sporobolus durus (1886, Ascension Island)
-Saint Helena Ebony – Trochetiopsis melanoxylon (1771, Saint Helena)
Americas
-Galapagos Amaranth – Blutaparon rigidum (1999, Galápagos Ecuador)
-Casearia quinduensis (1997, Colombia)
-Rio de Janeiro Sapota – Chrysophyllum januariense (1997, Brazil)
-Havana Fragrant Tree – Cnidoscolus fragrans (1840, Cuba)
-Santa Cruz Bryophyte – Flabellidium spinosum (1911, Bolivia)
-Cuban Ruta Tree – Galipea ossana (1825, Cuba)
-Rio de Janeiro Myrtle – Gomidesia cambessedeana (1825, Brazil)
-Cuban Guettarda Tree – Guettarda retusa (1975, Cuba)
-Cuban Holly – Ilex ternatiflora (1950, Cuba)
-Licania caldasiana (1997, Colombia)
-Mason River Myrtle – Myrcia skeldingii (1972, Jamaica)
-Hastings County Neomacounia – Neomacounia nitida (1864, Canada)
-Extinct spruce - Picea critchfieldi (Late Pleistocene, North America)
-Cajamarca Pradosia – Pradosia argentea (1820, Peru)
-Rio de Janeiro Pradosia – Pradosia glaziovii (1997, Brazil)
-Colombian Pradosia – Pradosia mutisii (1925, Colombia)
-Jamaican Psidium – Psidium dumetorum (1976, Jamaica)
-Juan Fernandez Santalum – Santalum fernandezianum (1908, Chile)
-Thismia americana – Thismia americana (1916, Chicago, IL, USA)
Asia
-Adiantum lianxianense (Guangdong, China)
-Sri Lanka Legume Tree – Crudia zeylanica (1990, Sri Lanka)
-Kerala Legume Tree – Cynometra beddomei (1870, India)
-Sumatra Dipterocarpus – Dipterocarpus cinereus (1996, Sumatera, Indonesia)
-Arunchal Hopea Tree – Hopea shingkeng (1996, India)
-Nilgiri Holly – Ilex gardneriana (1859, India)
-Karnataka Sapota – Madhuca insignis (1900, India)
-Hainan Ormosia – Ormosia howii (1997, Southern China)
-Hainan Otophora – Otophora unilocularis (1935, Hainan, China)
-Pluchea glutinosa (19th Century, Yemen)
-Psiadia schweinfurthii (19th Century, Yemen)
-Sarawak Shorea – Shorea cuspidata (1996, Malaysia)
-Meghalaya Sterculia – Sterculia khasiana (1877, India)
-Valerianella affinis (19th century, Yemen)
-Courtallum Wendlandia – Wendlandia angustifolia (1997, India)
-Woolly-stalked Begonia - Begonia eiromischa (20th century, Penang, Malaysia)
Europe
-Italian Bryophyte – Radula visiniaca (1938, Italy)
-Cry Pansy – Viola cryana (1933, France)
Oceania
if you want more info on the subject of extinct flora; click on the following link. If the link doesn't work, click on the other link in more info
-Hawaii Chaff Flower – Achyranthes atollensis (1964, Hawaiian Is.)
-Argyroxiphium virescens (1996, Hawaiian Is.)
-Casearia tinifolia (1976, Mauritius)
-Clermontia multiflora (1871, Hawaiian Is.)
-New Calodonia Sapinda – Cupaniopsis crassivalvis (1869, New Caledonia)
-Haleakala Cyanea Tree – Cyanea arborea (1928, Hawaiian Is.)
-Cyanea comata (late 19th century, Hawaiian Is.)
-Cyanea cylindrocalyx (1909, Hawaiian Is.)
-Cyanea dolichopoda (1990, Hawaiian Is.)
-Giffard's Cyanea Tree – Cyanea giffardii (1917, Hawaiian Is.)
-Mark's Cyanea Tree – Cyanea marksii (1900, Hawaiian Is.)
-Pohaku Cyanea Tree – Cyanea pohaku (1910, Hawaiian Is.)
-Kohala Cyanea Tree – Cyanea pycnocarpa (1997, Hawaiian Is.)
-Oak-leaved Cyanea Tree – Cyanea quercifolia (1997, Hawaiian Is.)
-Dracaena umbraculifera (Mauritius)
-Taravai Aster Tree – Fitchia mangarevensis (1997, Taravai, French Polynesia)
-Moorea Laurel – Hernandia drakeana (1997, French Polynesia)
-Kawaihae Hibiscadelphus – Hibiscadelphus bombycinus (1868, Hawaiian Is.)
-Puhielelu Hibiscadelphus – Hibiscadelphus crucibracteatus (1981, Hawaiian Is.)
-Auwahi Hibiscadelphus – Hibiscadelphus wilderianus (1910, Hawaiian Is.)
-Oahu Kokia – Kokia lanceolata (1888, Hawaiian Is.)
-Cross-bearing Pelea – Melicope cruciata (1997, Hawaiian Is.)
-Maui Ruta Tree – Melicope haleakalae (1919, Hawaiian Is.)
-Obovate Melicope – Melicope obovata (1997, Hawaiian Is.)
-Nuku Hiva Neisosperma – Neisosperma brownii (1997, French Polynesia)
-Fatu Hiva Ochrosia – Ochrosia fatuhivensis (1997, French Polynesia)
-Nuku Hiva Ochrosia – Ochrosia nukuhivensis (1997, French Polynesia)
-Tahiti Ochrosia – Ochrosia tahitensis (1997, French Polynesia)
-Hawaii Ruta Tree – Pelea obovata (1997, Hawaiian Is.)
-Koé Stenocarpus – Stenocarpus dumbeensis (1905, New Caledonia)
-Norfolk Island Streblorrhiza – Streblorrhiza speciosa (1997, Norfolk Island)
-Fijian Weinmannia – Weinmannia spiraeoides (1840, Fiji)
-Skottsberg's Wikstroemia – Wikstroemia skottsbergiana (1997, Hawaiian Is.)
-Hakeakala Wikstroemia – Wikstoemia villosa (1997, Hawaiian Is.)
-Prony Bay Xanthostemon – Xanthostemon sebertii (1869, New Caledonia)
Plants extinct in the wild
Africa
-St. Helena Roundleaf Gumwood – (Commidendrum rotundifolium) (Saint Helena)
-Encephalartos brevifoliolatus (South Africa)
-Encephalartos nubimontanus (South Africa)
-Encephalartos relictus (Swaziland)
-Encephalartos woodii (South Africa)
-St. Helena Redwood – (Trochetiopsis erythroxylon) (Saint Helena)
Americas
-Cosmos atrosanguineus (Mexico)
-Csapodya splendens (syn. Deppea splendens) (Mexico)
-Root-spine Palm – (Cryosophila williamsii) (Honduras)
-Cuban Erythroxylum – (Erythroxylum echinodendron) (Cuba)
-Franklin Tree– (Franklinia alatamaha) Georgia, U.S.)
-Laelia gouldiana (Mexico)
-Biznaguita – (Mammillaria glochidiata) (Mexico)
-Biznaguita – (Mammillaria guillauminiana) (Mexico)
-Rio de Janeiro Terminalia – (Terminalia acuminata) (Brazil)
Asia
-India Monocarpic Palm – (Corypha taliera) - (Bengal)
-Pallasana Spurge – (Euphorbia mayurnathanii) (India)
-Yunnan Malva – (Firmiana major) (Yunnan, China)
-Kalimantan Mango – (Mangifera casturi) (Kalimantan, Indonesia)
-Sarawak Mango – (Mangifera rubropetala) (Kalimantan & Sumatra)
-Kanehira Azalea – (Rhododendron kanehirai) (Taiwan)
-Tulipa sprengeri (Turkey)
Europe
-Szaferi Birch – (Betula szaferi) (Poland)
-Lysimachia minoricensis (Spain)
-Lotus berthelotii (Canary Islands)
Oceania
-Cyanea pinnatifida (Hawaiian Is.)
-Royal Cyanea Tree – (Cyanea superba) (Hawaiian Is.)
-Punaluu Cyanea – (Cyanea truncata) (Hawaiian Is.)
-Fuzzyflower Cyrtandra – (Cyrtandra waiolani) (Hawaiian Is.)
-Hemiandra rutilans (Australia)
-Cooke's Kokia – (Kokia cookei) (Hawaiian Is)
-Toromiro– (Sophora toromiro) (Easter Island, Chile)
Extinct plant cultivars
-Ansault- pear cultivar
-Semper Augustus - a tulip from the days of tulip mania
-Taliaferro - apple cultivar
-Viceroy - tulip traded during tulip mania
Extinct algae
Bennett's Seaweed- Vanvoorstia bennettiana - a red alga. (1886, Australia)”
Let all those lost from here rest in peace. In honor of those who were lost to our actions, we must make more than an effort to not let this happen again. Plants live as much as we do. Plants deserve equal respect to what we are given. Plants will ALWAYS be in hearts. Let them get what they deserve.
~ Plants Have Hearts