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3 unusual facts about Bromus interruptus


Bromus interruptus

It was last seen in the wild in Cambridgeshire in 1972 and is currently classified as extinct in the wild.

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In the summer of 2004, these seeds were dispersed at English Nature's reserve at Aston Rowant in the Chilterns.

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After several decades in cultivation, the interrupted brome was re-introduced to a reserve in Aston Rowant in 2004, marking the first known re-introduction of an extinct plant in Britain.



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