High plant extinction rates are projected for southern Europe, the western United States and southern Australia by the year 2100, posing risks to plant species like these eucalyptus trees growing in Australia. (Dean Nicolle via SWNS)
Up to one in six plant species could be wiped out within 75 years, warns a new study.
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