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Liam Gilliver

Scientists named 190 new plants and fungi species in 2025 – including gruesome spider-killing fungus

Almost 200 new plants and fungi were named new to science last year, with conservationists warning that many are already “threatened with extinction”.

Today (8 January), the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG) in London, along with its international partners, has revealed its top 10 species that were described in 2025. The list aims to highlight just how much of the natural world still remains unnamed.

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