LONDON, Oct 10, 2023 (BSS/AFP) - Millions of undescribed plants and fungi species may already be under threat from extinction, researchers at London's Kew Gardens said on Tuesday, calling for urgent action to protect them. To reach that conclusion, researchers cross-checked data from the vast list of vascular plants with the red list from the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). One long fungi species with a serrated "skirt" has been kept in the celebrated fungarium since 1886. But fungi, which have a symbiotic relationship with plants, are threatened by air pollution or invasive species, and only one percent are on the red list. As a result, researchers want urgent conservation efforts to treat them the same as plants or animals.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha October 10, 2023 03:22 UTC