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35,000-50,000 Plant Species Risk Extinction by 2100

5/7/2026

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Scientists warn tens of thousands of U.S. plant species could vanish by 2100.
A study projects 7%-16% of world plants may lose 90% of habitat, endangering 35,000-50,000 species.
UC Davis ecologist Xiaoli Dong says faster warming, not slow migration, drives extinction risk.
Kew Gardens researchers report nearly 10,000 endangered flowering plants that would erase 21% of Earth’s evolutionary tree, prompting urgent calls to protect food and material supplies.

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Scientists warn tens of thousands of U.S. plant species could vanish by 2100.
A study projects 7%-16% of world plants may lose 90% of habitat, endangering 35,000-50,000 species.
UC Davis ecologist Xiaoli Dong says faster warming, not slow migration, drives extinction risk.
Kew Gardens researchers report nearly 10,000 endangered flowering plants that would erase 21% of Earth’s evolutionary tree, prompting urgent calls to protect food and material supplies.