There Are 60,000+ Species Of Tree Worldwide, Scientists Say
More than half of those species are only found in a single country, and many of them face extinction. The scientists hope that this database will be an important tool for conservationists.
Wondering how many kinds of trees there are? There's now a database that can answer that.
Scientists from the U.K.-based Botanic Gardens Conservation International say they have compiled the first-ever comprehensive list of all known tree species, totaling 60,065 different kinds.
