Nature plantsPlantsBotanyConservation of Natural ResourcesData ManagementEcosystem
High-performance living plant collections require a globally integrated data ecosystem to meet twenty-first-century challenges.
Samuel F Brockington, Patricia Malcolm, Anthony S Aiello, Thaís H Almeida, Margeaux Apple, Sandra Aragón-Rodríguez, Thomas P Arbour, Graciela Barreiro, Juan Fernando Phillips-Bernal, Thomas Borsch, Angela Cano, Thereis Choo, Emily E D Coffey, Dan Crowley, Richard Deverell
Published: 202610.1038/s41477-025-02192-6
Abstract
Documented living plant collections distinguish botanic gardens from other green spaces and horticultural landscapes. With more than 3,500 collections worldwide, these institutions steward at least 105,634 species-around 30% of all land plant diversi…
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