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Last-of-its-kind tree clinging to cliffside finds new hope at botanic gardens

Last-of-its-kind tree clinging to cliffside finds new hope at botanic gardens
Phys.org Friday 29 May 2026, 10:00 UTC 1 min read
Conservationists are in a race against time to prevent one of the world's rarest island plants from disappearing forever, after seeds collected from the only surviving wild Dendroseris neriifolia tree arrived at the Millennium Seed Bank (MSB) at Kew Wakehurst in Sussex last month.
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