Photo: Half of Wild Magnolias Facing Extinction, Report Says



A magnolia flower prepares to bloom at the Chicago Botanical Garden in Illinois.

Worldwide about half of all wild magnolia species are facing extinction, according to a new report.

Photograph by Paul Damien/NGS


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