Scientist rediscovers rare plant unseen since 1985

May 1, 2008 By CHERYL WITTENAUER, Associated Press Writer

In this photo provided by Missouri Botanical Garden, a man holds up a portion of the stem and flowers of a newly rediscovered parasitic plant in its natural habitat Monday, June 12, 2006, in Guerrero, Mexico. The a rare parasitic plant hasn't been seen by botanists in more than 20 years. (AP Photo/Missouri Botanical Garden, George Yatskievych)

(AP) -- A scientist with the Missouri Botanical Garden has rediscovered and identified a rare parasitic plant that hasn't been seen by botanists in more than 20 years.

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• humanist - May 01, 2008
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  So this guy waits all this time and travels far to find a rare, endangered plant and the first thing he does is rip it up to take a picture...
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• earls - May 01, 2008
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  Haha, I wanted to say the same thing, but:
  
  "a man holds up a _portion_ of the stem and flowers"
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