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"Meet the Mongarlowe mallee. With only six individuals in existence, it may be
Australia’s loneliest tree. It also poses the question – what can we do for a
species that has so few individuals left?
In August 1985,
Back to the Future was number one in the box office, Tears
for Fears and Huey Lewis and the News were battling it out on the radio
airwaves and Mary Joe Fenandez became the youngest player to win a match at the
US Tennis Open at just 14 years old.
Amid all of this, Ms R Jean, a landholder near Braidwood NSW, was walking on
one of her local trails when she spotted an extremely unusual looking eucalypt.
Its distinct, curved leaves presented a mystery, looking like they belonged to
a plant from an entirely different group. This prompted her to bring a fragment
of the curious plant to the Australian National Botanic Gardens in Canberra,
and a closer look at the specimen revealed that Ms Jean had discovered a unique
and entirely new species of mallee eucalypt.
This mallee would continue to perplex scientists and researchers up until this
very day."
Via Muse, who wrote "Australia keeps on revealing hidden natural wonders. We
need to do a better job of protecting everyone!"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
