Global plant conservation's phase one: The world checklist of hornworts and liverworts
Monday, February 1, 2016 - 10:52
in Biology & Nature
Although Charles Darwin himself voiced his intention to compile a complete catalog of all known plant species more than a century ago, such is yet to be realized. However, an international research team now present the first ever worldwide checklist of hornworts and liverworts, prepared as a part of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation aiming to list the whole plant kingdom by 2020.