[PCA] The World Checklist of Hornworts and Liverworts

[Lindsey Riibe]

7485 species from across 396 genera and representing 92 families of
hornworts and liverworts.

"Assembling a working digital list of all known plant species is a staple
within the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation, a framework whose
ultimate goal is to halt the loss of plant diversity, which, unfortunately,
is already a widely recognised fact. *Without such a list, few other
targets from the strategy would be met, since there would be a lack of
baseline information*. There would not be accessible and accurate botanical
name information to utilise in researches, conservation and sustainability
projects. Eventually, it would be impossible for taxonomists to stand their
ground in the atmosphere of real-world politics."

Article:
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-02/pp-gpc020116.php

Makes me wonder how many more species could be added to the list if
botanical capacity was greater.
Botanical Capacity Report CBG & BGCI http://www.bgci.org/usa/bcap/

-- 
Lindsey Riibe
Conservation and Land Management Intern
Bureau of Land Management
Washington Office, DC
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