Botanicals Find in Minas Gerais Plants Considered Extinct for Three Decades

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A group of researchers in botany have located in the Ferrifera Quadrilátero, in Minas Gerais, species of rare plants and considered extinct of nature, because they have not had records for about 30 years. Paepalanthus magalhaesii and the Coracoralina amoena, popularly known as "sempre-vivas" or "chuveirinho", are typical of the mining landscapes. The two species, endemic to the state rock fields, are known for the flowers that keep their delicat…