For over two decades, scientists thought the ¡°fairy lantern¡± plant Thismia kobensis, with its ghostly white leaves and tiny stems, was extinct.
Now it¡¯s being called a ¡°Lazarus species¡± for its apparent return from the dead, following a discovery by Kobe University researchers.
A recent study in the journal Phytotaxa describes how scientists at the university located living individuals.
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