Rare plant thought extinct rediscovered by citizen scientist in remote Australia phys.org/news/2026-01-rare-tho

of a presumed plant species, Ptilotus senarius (Amaranthaceae), through connectsci.au/bt/article/74/1/

"Ptilotus senarius is a small, slender shrub with pleasing purple-pink flowers that look a bit like an exploding firework with feathers. It's found only in a band of rough country near the Gulf of Carpentaria, and hadn't been collected since 1967."

close-up photo of a small magenta flower with white hairs being held between a person's fingers
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