nitella translucens

Photo by Ryszard Piotrowicz

Plant extinct in Poland for 60 years has reappeared

A species of green algae critically threatened with extinction in Europe - a Chara plant called Nitella translucens, which had not been found in Poland for about 60 years, was found in Lake Jeleń in the Pomeranian province, determined scientists from Poznań.

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