CNN —On the western slopes of the Andes in Ecuador, John L. Clark, a research botanist at Florida’s Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, happened upon what he calls a miracle.
That he could see it at all, nestled there on a moss-covered rock in a remnant patch of untouched land, was impressive.
Back in the lab, Clark and his team confirmed that the little plant was a species new to science, and he and his team named it Amalophyllon miraculum.
That’s why we decided to call it miraculum,” research botanist John L. Clark said.
To an untrained eye, it’s nearly impossible to see the plant about which he’s so excited.)
Persons:
John L, Clark, ”, they’re, Clark “, Laurence Skog, Martin Schaefer, ” Schaefer, E.O, Wilson, “, ‘, ” Clark, Schaefer, Amanda Schupak
Organizations:
CNN, Marie, Marie Selby Botanical, Smithsonian Institution’s National, of, Jocotoco Conservation Foundation
Locations:
Ecuador, Marie Selby, Centinela, Washington , DC, Western Ecuador, New York City