Have We Forgotten the Names of Plants?

Have We Forgotten the Names of Plants?

We often hear that “no one will protect what they don’t care about; and no one will care about what they don’t experience”. The point is a powerful one: people cannot care about what they do not notice. Unfortunately, this may be the case with many plants: although they are essential to human wellbeing, they often fade into the green background of daily life.This has led to growing concern that people’s attention to plants, and their ability to …