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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Mabel Banfield-Nwachi

Extinct mountain plant reintroduced to secret location in north Wales

Rosy saxifrage
‘The rosy saxifrage is about as native as you can get in the UK.’ Photograph: Wirestock, Inc/Alamy

A plant that has been extinct in the wild in Great Britain for more than 60 years has been reintroduced at a secret location.

The rosy saxifrage, a small mountain jewel plant, was last seen in the wild in 1962 in the Cwm Idwal nature reserve in Eryri. It is listed as extinct.

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