The rapid decline of the species could signify a similar fate for other plants. A type of tropical cactus native to the Florida Keys has become the first species in U.S. history to become extinct ...

the herbarium collection manager at the Florida Museum of Natural History. Possley said there are tentative plans to plant some of the nursery-grown Key Largo tree cactus in the wild. She said ...

Now scientists believe the Key Largo tree cactus, which grew in the Florida Keys, is the first plant of its kind to go extinct in the wild in the United States due in part to sea-level rise.

It’s the last place an incredibly rare species of tree called the Key Largo tree was seen alive ... which calls the Florida Keys home, shifted its population along with the rising tide.

The population of the Key Largo tree cactus has been wiped from the Florida Keys. While scientists are now working on a potential restoration, more species will likely see similar fates as climate ...