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Matchstick banksia (Banksia cuneate). There are only about 500 of these plants left in the wild at 11 different sites, with much of its habitat having been historically cleared for agriculture. Andrew Crawford/Threatened Species Hub

Undocumented plant extinctions are a big problem in Australia – here’s why they go unnoticed

David Coates, The University of Western Australia

A recent global survey found almost 600 plants have gone extinct. And this figure is likely to be an underestimate.

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